
Before leaving Lagos, I was sure that I had left behind memories like the awful smell that engulfed the megacities, while I looked forward...
ByBankole Taiwo JamesNovember 20, 2025Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, is facing a worrying start to the 2025/26 season. In October, cocoa grinding dropped by 25.4...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 20, 2025Kenya is poised for a major mineral boom after British firm Shanta Gold Kenya Limited announced a new underground gold discovery in western...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 17, 2025Mali has launched the first-ever International Defence and Security Exhibition of Bamako (BAMEX 2025), a major event that will bring together military, industrial,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 13, 2025Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the federal government over reports that the Super Eagles are being owed allowances, describing the situation...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 12, 2025Turkey is set to begin its first-ever overseas gold production in the Republic of Niger, a move that signals the country’s growing ambition...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 10, 2025Burkina Faso has taken another decisive step toward regional integration with the adoption of a new Biometric Identity Card for the Alliance of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 7, 2025Cameroon, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali have completed the 16-team line-up for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after the Confederation...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 6, 2025Nigeria’s government has unveiled yet another passport reform, a single travel emergency passport meant to help citizens abroad who must return home urgently. However,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 5, 2025When the young filmmaker from southwestern Nigeria, Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi, set out to make Dodo Ikire, he wasn’t chasing festival validation or global...
ByIkenna ChurchillNovember 3, 2025In a highlight for youth football in West Africa, Niger has become the third African country to benefit from the FIFA Arena mini-pitches...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 2, 2025The 36th edition of the Tour du Faso, West Africa’s most prestigious cycling race, began on Thursday in Burkina Faso, bringing together cyclists...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 27, 2025