Assimi Goïta Praises Quality of Cooperation with Russia in Address to the Nation Towards the Recent Rebel Attacks
Mali’s transitional president, General Assimi Goïta, highlighted the strength of relations between Mali and its strategic partners during an address to the nation on Tuesday, with particular emphasis on the...
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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...
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...
AES and African Union Move Toward Rapprochement as Ndayishimiye Hails Burkina Faso’s Ground Realities
The sitting chairperson of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has praised the ground realities in Burkina Faso following a high level visit to...
Woman Receives Threats After Sharing Passage from Ayengbe JB. E. Nursery School Textbook Containing Violent Content
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Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ Delivers Nigeria’s Highest Inflation in West Africa
Nigeria currently has the highest inflation rate in West Africa, according to February 2026 data from Trading Economics. At 15.06%, the country leads...
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...
Sections 63 and 138, Former INEC Commissioner Mike Igini Warns of Hidden Risks in Tinubu’s INEC That Could Compromise the 2027 Elections
A storm is brewing over Nigeria’s electoral future as a former INEC Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has raised a critical alarm. In a...
Niger and Mali Accuse Neighbouring Countries of Sponsoring Terrorism at Senegal Forum
The foreign ministers of Niger and Mali have accused neighbouring countries of sponsoring terrorism, but said they were willing to cooperate on some...
Nigeria’s Defence Minister Matawalle Attempted to Bribe US Official to Cover Up Report on Christian Killings, Says Florida Rep
A fresh diplomatic storm is brewing after a United States lawmaker publicly accused Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of attempting...
AES and African Union Move Toward Rapprochement as Ndayishimiye Hails Burkina Faso’s Ground Realities
The sitting chairperson of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has praised the ground realities in Burkina Faso following a high level visit to...
Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Hope April Rains Can Rescue the Mid Crop
Across the sun scorched cocoa belt of Ivory Coast, farmers are looking anxiously at the sky. The world’s top cocoa producer is in...
World Bank Exposes N34 Trillion Hidden Spending as Finance Minister Dismisses Report in Shameful Press Release
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Damning IT Analysis Exposes Flaws in INEC Report That Cleared Chairman Amupitan
Pressure is mounting on the Independent National Electoral Commission after a forensic investigation cleared its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, of owning a partisan...
Mali Welcomes New Ambassadors From Cuba, European Union, Ghana and Qatar in Diplomatic Push
On April 16, 2026, Mali’s Transition President Assimi Goïta received the letters of credence from four new ambassadors during an official ceremony held...
Three Senegal Fans Freed From Moroccan Prison After AFCON Final Violence
Three Senegalese football supporters have been released from a Moroccan prison after serving three month sentences for their role in the violence that...
NBC’s New Broadcast Notice Is a Dangerous Gag Order Disguised as Professionalism, Prohibiting Anchors From Expressing Personal Opinions On Air
On April 17, 2026, Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) issued a formal notice to broadcast stations nationwide, warning of stricter enforcement of the...
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
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...
Author Defends Graphic Textbook Approved for Rivers State JSS 1 Students
A controversy is growing in Rivers State over a textbook approved for use by Junior Secondary School 1 students after excerpts showing explicit...
Captain Traoré Leads Condemnation of Mali Attacks, Calls for Sahel Unity
The Confederation of Sahel States known as AES has issued a strong condemnation of the terrorist attacks that struck Mali on April 25,...
Ghana Approves E Visa Rollout for May 25 Launch with Free Access for All Africans
Ghana is set to launch a new electronic visa system on May 25, 2026, after the country’s cabinet formally approved a policy that...
Mali Junta Reels as Minister Killed and Jihadist Rebels Seize Northern City
Mali’s military junta is facing its most severe challenge since seizing power in 2020, following a devastating nationwide offensive by an unprecedented alliance...
Emir Sanusi challenges Tinubu to show Nigerians the benefits of subsidy removal
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has thrown a direct challenge at President Bola Tinubu and his APC government. If the fuel...
GUO Transport lied about empty bus while kidnappers held Nigerians for ransom
A Nigerian transport giant is facing a storm of public outrage after claiming that a bus attacked by kidnappers was empty, even as...
