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 from Nigeria to Europe through Niger and...
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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...
Investigation Links Western Funding Networks and NGOs to African Conflict, Terror Financing, and Organised Crime
A transcontinental investigation has exposed an alleged web of Western-funded organisations and individuals linked to espionage, aid diversion, transnational crime, and the indirect...
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...
Tunji-Ojo Says Interior Ministry Received Zero Capital Budget Releases in 2024 and 2025
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that his ministry received no capital budget releases for two consecutive fiscal years, covering 2024...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ghana, Nigeria and South Korea Deepen Energy and Agricultural Cooperation
A growing partnership between Ghana, Nigeria and South Korea is highlighting the potential of South South cooperation in energy and agricultural development. President...
Ivory Coast Considers Reforming Cocoa Marketing System as Global Supply Increases
The government of Ivory Coast is considering major reforms to its cocoa marketing system as the country grapples with excess supply and falling...
FIFA Considers Replacement Teams Following Iran World Cup Uncertainty
Global football governing body FIFA is reviewing contingency plans for the upcoming World Cup following uncertainty surrounding the participation of Iran. Reports indicate...
Nigeria Faces Risk of Worsening Electricity Shortages as Gas Supply Declines
Nigeria may face more severe electricity shortages in the coming weeks as natural gas supply to power plants declines. Most of the electricity...
Ghana Moves Forward With Regulated Cannabis Sector
Authorities in Ghana have officially opened applications for licences allowing businesses and individuals to cultivate, process and manage cannabis for industrial and medicinal...
Ghana and South Korea Move Toward Visa Waiver Deal to Deepen Cooperation
The government of Ghana is working toward a visa waiver agreement with South Korea as part of a broader effort to strengthen diplomatic...
Diplomatic Embarrassment Looms Over Tinubu’s Ambassadorial Appointments with Only Two Countries Granting Approval
Some countries may decline to accept several ambassadors recently nominated by the government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to diplomatic sources. The Nigerian...
Mali Establishes National Observatory to Advance Peace and Reconciliation
The transitional government of Mali has launched a new national body aimed at strengthening peace and reconciliation efforts across the country. President Assimi...
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...
US Moves to Strip Nigerian of Citizenship Over $91 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil complaint seeking to revoke the citizenship of a Nigerian-born man who masterminded one...
They Tried to Take Kenyan Land in 1903, Now They’re Back With Vacation Homes
In 1903, British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain made an offer that could have rewritten the history of two continents. He proposed carving out...
Senegal Rejects CAF Verdict, Moves to Appeal AFCON Title Decision
A major controversy has erupted in African football after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) stripped the Senegal national football team of their...
Surrogacy in Ghana Marketed at Berlin Fertility Fair Raises Ethical Concerns
A growing controversy is emerging around the global surrogacy industry after a Ghana-based program was promoted at a major fertility fair in Berlin,...
Mali Distributes Over CFA 18 Billion Mining Fund to Local Communities
The transitional president of Mali, Assimi Goïta, has handed over more than 18 billion CFA francs to municipalities across the country as part...
Bandits at the Akure Airport Confirm What Nigerians Already Know About Tinubu’s Government and Its Failures
Terrorism has so deeply infected Nigeria that nowhere is safe anymore. Not your home. Not your church. Not your farm. And now, not...
