AES Condemns Niamey Airport Attack, Warns of Coordinated Destabilisation
The Alliance of Sahel States has strongly condemned the armed attack on Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport and the adjacent military air base, describing the incident as a coordinated attempt...
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How America Uses Drug Charges to Control Oil and Allies — Jailing Maduro, Burying Tinubu’s Files
The image could not be starker. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, flown into New York under heavy guard, now sits in a federal cell...
Burkina Faso Holds First Council of Ministers of 2026
The first Council of Ministers of the year 2026 was held on Thursday, January 8, under the leadership of His Excellency Captain Ibrahim...
Nigerian Banks Shut Down 229 Branches as Cost Pressures and Digital Shift Deepen
Nigeria’s banking sector has witnessed a significant contraction, with commercial banks shutting down a combined 229 branches across the country, reflecting rising operational...
Securing the Oil: The Real Stakes Behind Western Operations in Venezuela and Syria
As of early 2026, Western military activity has intensified across several resource-rich regions, reshaping global geopolitics in ways that are difficult to separate...
Confederation of Sahel States Condemns US Armed Attack on Venezuela
The Confederation of Sahel States, known by its French acronym AES, has issued a strong condemnation of the recent armed operation carried out...
Nigerian Air Force Confirms Crash of CH-4 Combat Drone in Niger State
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that one of its CH-4 combat drones crashed during a routine operation in Kontagora Forest, Niger State,...
From False Visa Promises to Drug Controversies, Tinubu Keeps Demarketing Nigeria on the Global Stage
The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
Tinubu’s Actions Signal A Colonial-Era Comeback As He Scraps Key National Traditions
The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
The AFCON Final in Morocco and the Controversies That Followed
The Africa Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and Senegal ended with a trophy in Dakar, but left a host of unresolved...
Tinubu Government Claims Intelligence Cooperation With the US, Yet New York Times Publishes Conflicting Story Following $9 Million US Lobbying Effort
When the New York Times published its investigation suggesting that claims from a little-known civil society actor in Onitsha helped shape Washington’s perception...
Mali’s Transition Leader Attends Swearing-In of Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya
Mali’s President of the Transition, General Assimi Goïta, represented the country in Conakry on January 17, 2026, for the official inauguration of Guinea’s...
Senegal Crowned AFCON 2025 Champions
Senegal has emerged as the champions of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, defeating hosts Morocco in a final that will be...
Doumbouya Sworn In as Guinea’s President After Transitional Rule
General Mamadi Doumbouya was officially sworn in as the president of Guinea this weekend, marking the end of a long military transition period...
ECOWAS Calls for Short, Inclusive Political Transition in Guinea-Bissau
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reiterated its call for a brief and inclusive political transition in Guinea-Bissau, stressing the...
Confederation of Sahel States Condemns US Armed Attack on Venezuela
The Confederation of Sahel States, known by its French acronym AES, has issued a strong condemnation of the recent armed operation carried out...
Burkina Faso Holds First Council of Ministers of 2026
The first Council of Ministers of the year 2026 was held on Thursday, January 8, under the leadership of His Excellency Captain Ibrahim...
Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Detained by US Immigration Authorities
Ken Ofori-Atta, the former finance minister of Ghana, has been detained by United States immigration authorities over concerns about his legal status in...
Ghana to Host 2026 African Athletics Championships
Ghana has officially been named the host country for the 2026 African Athletics Championships. The event will take place at the University of...
For Bolé Festival, The Future Still Tastes Like Home
There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
Nnamdi Kanaga’s “Water Girl” and the New Wave of Mythmaking in Nigerian Cinema
The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
Exclusive: MI6, CIA-linked NGOs, Bill Gates Are Directly Writing Nigeria’s Security, Health, Food And Tax Laws
Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
EXPOSED: US Embassy in Uganda Runs Clandestine Foreign Interference Program Targeting East African Journalists
The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
Biyi Toluwalase Puts Story First in Every Nollywood Film He Edits
The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
Why “The Fire and the Moth” Feels Like Taiwo Egunjobi’s Truest Story
Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
Hundeyin and Greenspan Win FOIA Suit as US Court Orders FBI, Other Federal Agencies To Release Unredacted Files on Tinubu’s Heroin Trafficking
West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
Wizkid and Asake Join Forces on New Collaborative EP
Wizkid and Asake have released a collaborative EP, uniting two of Nigeria’s most influential Afrobeats stars on a tightly curated project. The release...
Tanzania Eyes Gold Sales as Aid Declines and Infrastructure Needs Grow
Tanzania is weighing plans to sell part of its gold reserves to finance infrastructure projects amid less reliable external development funding. The proposal...
Mali Tightens Grip on Explosives Supply With New Majority Stake
The Malian government has taken majority ownership of a civil explosives manufacturing company, securing a controlling stake in a sector considered vital to...
Mining Crackdown Deepens as Mali Arrests Senior Gold Mine Managers
Malian authorities have detained five senior managers at a major gold mining operation as part of a broader crackdown on alleged violations of...
CAF Sanctions Senegal and Morocco After AFCON Final Controversy
The Confederation of African Football has imposed a series of disciplinary sanctions on Senegal and Morocco following incidents that marred the Africa Cup...
Tinubu Follows Gumi’s Lead as Nigeria Signs Turkey Defence Deal, Fueling Speculation Over Who Really Controls the Country’s Security Policy
Nigeria’s diplomatic and security strategy is once again under scrutiny after a controversial Islamic cleric’s advice appeared to echo in official state policy,...
