
The Mauritanian Minister of Defence, Hanana Ould Sidi, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday and was received in audience by General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s Head of State, at the Presidential Palace....
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 18, 2026The United Socialist Party of Venezuela has praised the revolutionary momentum driven by Burkina Faso’s Popular Progressive Revolution during a high level diplomatic...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 21, 2026A new Ebola outbreak in central Africa has ignited a firestorm of criticism against billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, as the timing of a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 22, 2026Nigeria was once the world’s third largest producer of ginger and the undisputed leader in quality. The native varieties Tafin Giwa and Yatsun...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 22, 2026The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has dismantled the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria, arresting 10 suspects...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 22, 2026The surrender, demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants is at the heart of a major regional forum taking place in Niamey from May...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 21, 2026President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary with a staggering 10.99 million votes, a figure that...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 24, 2026The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 28, 2025The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
ByKangmwa GofwenSeptember 30, 2025Ghana’s gold production surged 23.41 percent in 2025, reaching 5.94 million ounces from 4.82 million ounces in 2024, in a historic shift driven...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 11, 2026Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 635, including 127 deaths, as the outbreak caused by the rare...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 11, 2026Fear has gripped residents of the Danare community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State after more than 200 heavily armed...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 10, 2026Benin’s President Romuald Wadagni has officially extended an invitation to Mali’s transitional president, General of the Army Assimi Goïta, for a working and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 10, 2026President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N10 billion as an emergency fund tied to an Ebola preparedness plan, and Nigerians say...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 10, 2026Ghana is rich in gold. But a viral post on social media has ignited a fierce debate over who truly owns that wealth,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 9, 2026The United States’ co‑hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has descended into a diplomatic and humanitarian crisis, as a cascade of travel...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 9, 2026A disturbing new low has been uncovered on social media after reports emerged that armed bandits hosted a live cash giveaway on TikTok...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 8, 2026A fresh debate over telecom tariffs has erupted on social media after a Nigerian user shared a comparison of data and call prices...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 8, 2026Mali’s military has placed a massive bounty on the head of Iyad Ag Ghaly, the leader of a notorious jihadist group, in a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 8, 2026There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 18, 2025Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 10, 2025The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
ByIkenna ChurchillJuly 17, 2025Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 11, 2025The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 26, 2025The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 16, 2025Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 7, 2025West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 13, 2025The Gambia and Senegal have taken a major step forward in their bilateral relations, signing a series of landmark cooperation agreements aimed at...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 16, 2026A disturbing administrative blunder at a local office of the Independent National Electoral Commission has plunged the nation into fresh outrage, exposing yet...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 16, 2026Mali and Mauritania have moved to strengthen their bilateral cooperation following a high level meeting in Bamako on Monday. The President of Mali’s...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 15, 2026An unforgettable night of World Cup football in Philadelphia saw the Ivory Coast snatch a dramatic 1-0 victory over Ecuador, with substitute Amad...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 15, 2026A deadly cholera outbreak has struck Mangu Local Government Area in Nigeria’s Plateau State, claiming five lives and infecting 53 residents across three...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 15, 2026The Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 men who have spent years kidnapping, killing, raping, and burning villages across the northeast, releasing them...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 12, 2026