Gambia’s FGM Ban Under Threat as Imam Abdoulie Fatty and MP Almameh Gibba Push to Make Cutting Girls Legal Again
Two men are leading the charge to overturn The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation, and if they succeed, the practice that has been illegal since 2015 could become legal...
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Senegal Starts Countdown to First African Default Since 2023 as $5 Billion Bond Restructuring Looms
Senegal has begun the countdown to what could become Africa’s first sovereign default since Ethiopia reneged on its debts in 2023, after the...
Tinubu Has Spent 261 Days Abroad, 52 Trips, N37.6bn—Enough to Build Roads, Hospitals and Schools Across Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for a three-week vacation in Europe, his 52nd foreign trip since assuming office on May 29,...
Tinubu Files Court Motion to Block Release of US Drug Records
President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion in a United States federal court seeking to block the release of records held by the...
D’Tigers Suffer Second Straight Loss as World Cup Hopes Fade
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, suffered their second consecutive defeat in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African...
Ugandans Demand Deportation of American Missionary Mac Miller Over Racist Comments, Calls to Children
A wave of outrage has swept across Uganda after an American missionary was caught on video making racist remarks, including telling a local...
Thousands Rally in Support of Niger’s Military Leader After Thwarted Army Mutiny
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Niamey on Wednesday in a show of support for Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani,...
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...
China Tightens Travel Restrictions for Citizens Over Tech and Security Concerns
China has tightened travel restrictions for its citizens under new exit-and-entry rules that took effect on September 15, 2026. The regulations bar individuals...
Traore Launches $30 Million Textile Complex to Cut Burkina Faso’s Reliance on Clothing Imports
Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has inaugurated a $30 million textile complex in Bobo-Dioulasso, a project his government presents as a...
Guinea and Ivory Coast Presidents Agree to Strengthen Security, Trade and Political Ties
Guinea’s President Mamady Doumbouya arrived in Abidjan on Friday for talks with his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara, and the two leaders agreed on...
Algeria Severs Diplomatic Ties With UAE, Closes Airspace to Emirati Aircraft
Algeria announced on Thursday that it was cutting diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing Abu Dhabi of years of “provocative and...
Gambia Protests Turn Chaotic as Power Outages Worsen Ahead of December Elections
Thousands of Gambians took to the streets overnight in Banjul and surrounding cities, burning tyres and blocking roads to protest prolonged power blackouts...
Russia and North Korea Open First Road Bridge, Raising Fears of Covert Military Corridor
Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge linking the two countries across the Tumen River, a development that officially aims...
Only Two African Players Nominated for 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or
Only two African players have been named among the 30 nominees for the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or, a drop from the three African...
Senegal to Reprofile Debt Rather Than Restructure, Prime Minister Says
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo has told parliament that the West African nation will not pursue a formal restructuring of its...
FG Reportedly Enters Secret Ceasefire with Boko Haram Faction, Denies N5bn Ransom Payment
The Nigerian government has reportedly entered into a secret ceasefire agreement with the Bakura Doro faction of Boko Haram, a development that has...
Kenya’s Crackdown on Foreign Hawkers Triggers Xenophobia Fears, Echoes South Africa
Kenya has launched a sweeping crackdown on foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses, triggering panic among migrants and drawing comparisons to the xenophobic violence...
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...
Awoniyi Replaces Injured Osimhen in Super Eagles Squad for AFCON Qualifiers
Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria’s opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau after failing to recover...
Tinubu and Umahi Threaten to Shut Down Coastal Highway They Can’t Protect
The Federal Government has threatened to shut down the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway within two weeks if motorists fail to...
Tinubu Extends European Vacation as Nigerians Continue to Suffer at Home
President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation in Europe, meaning he will remain out of the country longer than the three weeks...
Uganda Suspends All Military Cooperation With Turkey Over Refusal to Extradite Government Critic
Uganda’s army has suspended all defence and military cooperation with Turkey with immediate effect, citing unresolved issues between the two countries. The announcement...
37 Miners Died in Minna Cell After Guards Sprayed Unknown Substance, Autopsies Underway
Thirty-seven young men, many of them teenagers, died inside a crowded cell at a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps facility in Minna,...
TikTok Users in Northern Nigeria Turn to VPNs as Access Disruption Enters Fourth Day
TikTok users across several northern Nigerian states, including Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto, have been unable to access the platform normally since Monday, forcing...
