
A Paris criminal court has convicted French cement giant Lafarge of financing terrorism, ruling that the multinational paid millions of euros to the Islamic State group and other jihadist organisations...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 14, 2026India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 2, 2026The European Parliament adopted a resolution on March 12, 2026, calling for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Niger’s detained former president, Mohamed...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 15, 2026On March 20, 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced a significant shift in one of the religion’s most distinctive and controversial...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 22, 2026Since President Bola Tinubu took office, one man has quietly collected more than $12.7 billion in federal contracts. His name is Gilbert Chagoury....
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 24, 2026The Nigerian military is rapidly losing credibility amid allegations that Bola Tinubu’s administration is presiding over widespread tribalism. Public distrust has grown stronger...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 15, 2026The Alliance of Sahel States has strongly rejected a recent resolution by the European Parliament, describing it as interference in the internal affairs...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 24, 2026The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 28, 2025The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
ByKangmwa GofwenSeptember 30, 2025A giant horse sculpture has been installed in front of the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, sparking outrage among residents who question...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026The Federal Government has proposed a jaw‑dropping N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget for what it calls “Electoral Adjudication and Post Election Provision,”...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026More than one hundred Ghanaian trucks carrying vegetables from the Republic of Niger have been blocked and detained in Samia, a small town...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 5, 2026India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 2, 2026Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, has completed an official visit to Equatorial Guinea where he met with his...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Niger has established new civilian self‑defense units known as Domol Leydi, a move aimed at strengthening national security and involving citizens directly in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Commercial transport operators in Ghana have issued a two-day ultimatum to the government, demanding urgent intervention to stabilise fuel prices or they will...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026Ghana and Colombia have signed a landmark agreement to establish a direct maritime trade route connecting the Port of Tema to the Port...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026Senate President Godswill Akpabio is facing a firestorm of criticism after a video emerged showing him announcing during a senate hearing or official...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026The Tinubu government is pushing Nigerians to file their 2025 personal income tax returns before the March 31 deadline, but the process has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 18, 2025Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 10, 2025The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
ByIkenna ChurchillJuly 17, 2025Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 11, 2025The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 26, 2025The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 16, 2025Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 7, 2025West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 13, 2025First, Brigadier General Zurukushi was targeted. Then Brigadier General Mohammed Uba. Now, Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah has fallen. The repeated loss of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 10, 2026The traineeship programme run by the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS is often portrayed as a professional opportunity for young graduates....
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 10, 2026The Nigerian DJ Association (NDJ) has directed its members nationwide to temporarily remove all songs by Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy from their playlists,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 9, 2026Fears are growing in opposition circles in Zimbabwe that the ruling Zanu‑PF party is making a new grab for power as it presses...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 9, 2026The United States government has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and their families from its embassy in Abuja, citing a deteriorating security...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 9, 2026Former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a “disgraced country” after comparing the meagre release of funds for healthcare...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 9, 2026