Russia Strengthens Ties with Burkina Faso through New Open Education Centre in Ouagadougou
A new Russian Open Education Centre has been inaugurated in Ouagadougou, marking a deepening of educational and cultural ties between Russia and Burkina Faso. According to the organisers, the centre...
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The Nobel Peace Prize: A Weapon of Western Hegemony
From Dynamite to Diplomacy, the Birth of a Paradox Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite, amassed immense wealth by revolutionising warfare...
At Least Two Dead, Internet Blackout as Election Crackdown Escalates in Cameroon
Opposition protesters across Cameroon have been met with the authorities as tensions rise following the disputed October 12 presidential election. Two have been...
At 92, Africa’s Oldest President Paul Biya Wins Eighth Term in Cameroon
Paul Biya, aged 92, has once again won Cameroon‘s presidency, marking his eighth term in office. The outcome was met with dismay and...
Nigeria: FG Terminates CCECC’s Port Harcout-Aba Road Contract After Gov Otti’s Warning On 2027 Election Manipulation
The Nigerian government has terminated the 43-kilometre Port Harcourt–Aba Road contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) over what it...
Tanzanian President Uses Banned Platform X for Campaign Messages — The Height of Political Hypocrisy
Tanzania’s president has come under criticism after posting a series of campaign messages on X (formerly Twitter), despite the platform remaining inaccessible to...
Mali Suspends Teaching of the French Revolution in 9th Grade Curriculum
The Malian Ministry of National Education has announced the suspension of the French Revolution from the 9th-grade history curriculum. The directive, issued on...
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
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Ghana’s Ex-First Lady Nana Konadu Rawlings Dies at 76
Ghana is mourning the passing of Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, former First Lady and a prominent figure in the country’s political landscape. She...
Tanzanian President Uses Banned Platform X for Campaign Messages — The Height of Political Hypocrisy
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U.S. Senate Bill Seeks to Sanction Nigerian Officials Over Blasphemy Laws
A new bill pending in the United States Senate is seeking to have Nigeria officially listed on the “Country of Particular Concern” list...
Mali, Founding Member of NAM, Reaffirms Role at Kampala Ministerial Conference
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Mali Imposes $10,000 Bond on U.S. Visitors as Burkina Faso Rejects Deportee Deal
The Malian government has announced that American citizens will now be required to post a bond of $10,000 before obtaining a visa to...
Burkina Faso Rejects U.S. Request to Receive Deported Migrants
Burkina Faso has rejected a request from the United States to receive migrants deported under President Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown. This decision...
Mali Suspends Teaching of the French Revolution in 9th Grade Curriculum
The Malian Ministry of National Education has announced the suspension of the French Revolution from the 9th-grade history curriculum. The directive, issued on...
Malian Forces Neutralize Dozens of Terrorists in Major Counteroffensive Operations
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have carried out a series of successful operations across several regions of the country, neutralising dozens of terrorists...
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Adopt Unified Sahel Alliance e-Passport
The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — have officially adopted a unified electronic...
Malian Ambassador Presents Credentials to Hungarian President
His Excellency Yacouba Diakité, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Mali with residence in Rome, has officially presented his letters...
For Bolé Festival, The Future Still Tastes Like Home
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Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
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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
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Biyi Toluwalase Puts Story First in Every Nollywood Film He Edits
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Why “The Fire and the Moth” Feels Like Taiwo Egunjobi’s Truest Story
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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...
Guinea’s Junta Leader Mamadi Doumbouya Declares Presidential Bid
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Mali’s Fuel Shortage Exposes Widespread Corruption in Distribution Chain
Authorities in Mali have arrested more than thirty people in connection with a sprawling fuel diversion network uncovered in the capital, Bamako. The...
How Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi Made Dodo Ikire a Global Story
When the young filmmaker from southwestern Nigeria, Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi, set out to make Dodo Ikire, he wasn’t chasing festival validation or global...
Ghana Launches Sweeping Audit of Mining Firms in Decade’s Biggest Oversight Push
Ghana has ordered its most aggressive audit of the mining sector in a decade, deploying auditors, forensic accountants, and independent consultants to major...
As Niger Celebrates New FIFA Mini-Pitches, Nigeria Faces Questions Over Misused Funds
In a highlight for youth football in West Africa, Niger has become the third African country to benefit from the FIFA Arena mini-pitches...
Samia Suluhu Hassan Declared Winner Amid Deadly Unrest in Tanzania
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election after authorities announced she secured roughly 97–98...
