Côte d’Ivoire Ends Customs Visas for Sahel Neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso Amid Trade Route Shifts
Côte d’Ivoire has moved decisively to overhaul its customs procedures with Mali and Burkina Faso, immediately removing the long-standing visa requirement on export declarations for goods heading to the two...
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Burkina Faso Army Recaptures Towns Held by Militants for Seven Years
The armed forces of Burkina Faso say they have regained control of several towns that had been under militant control for years following...
India Sends 1,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice to Burkina Faso Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
Liberia–Guinea Border Tensions Rise After Soldiers Cross Into Disputed Area
Tensions are rising along the border between Liberia and Guinea after reports that Guinean soldiers crossed into Liberian territory in Lofa County and...
European Parliament Calls for Regime Change in Niger, and It’s Not About Democracy
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on March 12, 2026, calling for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Niger’s detained former president, Mohamed...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Change 75-Year Blood Transfusion Rule, Exposing Man-Made Doctrine
On March 20, 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced a significant shift in one of the religion’s most distinctive and controversial...
Backlash Grows as Nigerian Army’s Allegedly ‘Fabricated’ Imo Operation Fuels Tribalism
The Nigerian military is rapidly losing credibility amid allegations that Bola Tinubu’s administration is presiding over widespread tribalism. Public distrust has grown stronger...
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...
Tinubu Government Pushes Electric Vehicles While Nigerians Struggle to Charge Phones Amid a Collapsing Grid
The presidency announced this week that it is pushing for the adoption of electric vehicles in Nigeria, a move framed as part of...
Mali Prepares 10‑Point Response Plan as Middle East Tensions Threaten Maritime Supply Routes
Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta, chaired an ordinary session of the Council of Ministers where the government adopted key decisions aimed at strengthening...
Burkina Faso Takes on Economic Domination with 10‑Day Campaign for Local Consumption
Burkina Faso has kicked off its National Days of Patriotic Engagement and Citizen Participation, a 10‑day campaign running until April 9 that aims...
Guinea and Emirates Global Aluminium Near Deal to End Bauxite Dispute After Asset Seizure
Guinea has reached the brink of an agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium, the UAE‑based mining giant, that would resolve a bitter dispute over...
Ghana Sells 3.6 Million Tonnes of Lithium Owned by Australian Company to America
A lithium mining deal in Ghana has come under intense scrutiny after details emerged revealing that the country will receive as little as...
Tinubu’s Government Accused of Selling Out as EU Partnership Includes Rehabilitating Former Terrorists
A new partnership agreement between the European Union and the Nigerian government has triggered widespread outrage after a stunning clause was discovered buried...
Tinubu Hands Another $700 Million to Convicted Money Launderer Chagoury While His Son Sits on the Board
Since President Bola Tinubu took office, one man has quietly collected more than $12.7 billion in federal contracts. His name is Gilbert Chagoury....
Algeria and Niger Move to Revive $13bn Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline
Algeria and Niger have taken new steps toward advancing the long-delayed Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a major energy project designed to transport natural gas...
Sahel Alliance Rejects EU Resolution, Calls It Foreign Interference
The Alliance of Sahel States has strongly rejected a recent resolution by the European Parliament, describing it as interference in the internal affairs...
Malian Army Kills 40 Militants, Frees 12 Hostages in Kayes Operation
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed around 40 suspected jihadist fighters, including a senior commander, and rescued 12 hostages during a military...
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...
INEC Withdraws Recognition of David Mark Led ADC Executive Following Appeal Court Judgment
The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed the names of Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as National...
Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea Pledge Stronger Bilateral Cooperation as Foreign Minister Visits Malabo
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, has completed an official visit to Equatorial Guinea where he met with his...
General Tiani Approves New Territorial Defense Forces as Niger Mobilizes Citizens
Niger has established new civilian self‑defense units known as Domol Leydi, a move aimed at strengthening national security and involving citizens directly in...
Nigeria Finance Minister Edun Warns Against Borrowing as Senate Approves Tinubu’s $6bn Loan in Under 3 Hours
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, issued a clear warning on Tuesday, stating that Nigeria cannot sustain...
Nigeria Spent Billions on Harmful Surveillance Technology to Spy on Activists and Journalists, Report Reveals
Nigeria has been revealed as Africa’s largest customer of surveillance technology contracts, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually and at least $2.7...
Transport Operators Give Ghana Government Two-Day Ultimatum to Stabilise Fuel Prices or Face 20 Percent Fare Hike
Commercial transport operators in Ghana have issued a two-day ultimatum to the government, demanding urgent intervention to stabilise fuel prices or they will...
