Tinubu Demanded Jonathan’s Resignation in 2014—Why Is He Still in Office While Schoolgirls Are Kidnapped and Violence Spreads Nationwide?
The presidency of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going through one of its most severe moments as the worsening insecurity, controversies surrounding governance, political turmoil, and international condemnation converge to...
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At Least Two Dead, Internet Blackout as Election Crackdown Escalates in Cameroon
Opposition protesters across Cameroon have been met with the authorities as tensions rise following the disputed October 12 presidential election. Two have been...
At 92, Africa’s Oldest President Paul Biya Wins Eighth Term in Cameroon
Paul Biya, aged 92, has once again won Cameroon‘s presidency, marking his eighth term in office. The outcome was met with dismay and...
Tanzanian President Uses Banned Platform X for Campaign Messages — The Height of Political Hypocrisy
Tanzania’s president has come under criticism after posting a series of campaign messages on X (formerly Twitter), despite the platform remaining inaccessible to...
Nigeria Ends Mother-Tongue Instruction, Adopts English-Only Policy in Schools
The Federal Government has formally scrapped the mother-tongue-based teaching policy introduced in 2022, reinstating English as the sole medium of instruction across all...
France Signs €410m Lagos Deal In Bid To Regain Influence After Humiliating CSS Expulsion
France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, has announced a €410 million deal with the Lagos State Government to enhance water...
South Africa Offers Refuge to Gaza Survivors While Powering Their Oppressors With R3.3bn in Weapons
South Africa’s decision to take in 160 undocumented Palestinians fleeing Gaza has once again highlighted the contradictions shaping its foreign policy-just as the...
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...
Blue Gold Secures $140 Million to Revive Ghana’s Bogoso-Prestea Mine
Blue Gold Limited has secured $140 million in new funding to restart operations at the Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine, one of Ghana’s most historic...
Tanzania Opposition Deputy Leader Charged with Terrorism as Post-Election Clampdown Deepens
An official from Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), stands charged with terrorism following his arrest two weeks ago,...
While the Sahel Unites, Nigeria Still Struggles With Its Passport Identity
Nigeria’s government has unveiled yet another passport reform, a single travel emergency passport meant to help citizens abroad who must return home urgently. However,...
Mali Eyes Global Lithium Role with Inauguration of Bougouni Mine
On Monday, November 3, 2025, Mali’s transitional President, General Assimi Goïta, officially inaugurated the Bougouni Lithium Project, marking the country’s second major lithium...
Guinea’s Junta Leader Mamadi Doumbouya Declares Presidential Bid
Four years after seizing power in a September 2021 coup, Mamady Doumbouya has formally submitted his candidacy for the December 28, 2025, presidential...
Samia Suluhu Hassan Declared Winner Amid Deadly Unrest in Tanzania
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election after authorities announced she secured roughly 97–98...
Niger and Chad Deepen Bilateral Cooperation
Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Lamine Zeine, met with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno in N’Djamena on October 31, 2025, on the sidelines...
President Ibrahim Traoré Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes on October 31
Burkina Faso’s transitional leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, paid tribute to the nation’s fallen heroes on October 31, honouring those who sacrificed their lives...
Niger and Venezuela Strengthen Energy Cooperation
Niger’s Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani, received Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons Martinez Navarro Jovanny José in audience on Thursday,...
Mali Marks Türkiye’s 102nd Republic Day, Reaffirms Bilateral Ties
Mali joined Türkiye on October 29, 2025, to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic. The event, hosted by...
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...
Ghana Sets Up GH₵20m Creative Arts Fund as Nigeria’s Sector Still Lacks Support
Ghana’s 2026 national budget includes a bold new investment in its creative economy: the government has committed GH₵ 20 million to a Creative...
South Africa Offers Refuge to Gaza Survivors While Powering Their Oppressors With R3.3bn in Weapons
South Africa’s decision to take in 160 undocumented Palestinians fleeing Gaza has once again highlighted the contradictions shaping its foreign policy-just as the...
Mali Hosts Nigerian Defence Chief for Talks on Regional Security
The Nigerian Minister of Defence, Mohamed Badaru Aboubacar, visited Bamako on Wednesday, November 13, for a working visit aimed at strengthening military cooperation...
Nigeria Ends Mother-Tongue Instruction, Adopts English-Only Policy in Schools
The Federal Government has formally scrapped the mother-tongue-based teaching policy introduced in 2022, reinstating English as the sole medium of instruction across all...
World’s Largest Mining Project Begins Production in Guinea
Guinea has launched operations at the Simandou iron-ore mine, a $23 billion development widely described as the biggest mining project in the world....
Marionette Festival Draws Crowds in Bamako Despite Jihadi Threats
Under a pale November sky, and despite weeks of fuel shortages that have stalled cars, shuttered schools, and darkened parts of the capital,...
