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Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Killing 50 Russian Wagner Fighters, 10 Malian Soldiers in Ambush
An affiliate of Al Qaeda, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), said it killed 50 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 10 Malian soldiers in...
Mali’s Transition Leader Attends Swearing-In of Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya
Mali’s President of the Transition, General Assimi Goïta, represented the country in Conakry on January 17, 2026, for the official inauguration of Guinea’s...
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...
Confederation of Sahel States Launches Alliance for Agricultural Seed Sovereignty
The Confederation of Sahel States (CSS), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has officially launched the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the...
Hawker Shot at Close Range by Kenya Police During Youth-Led Protests Declared Brain Dead
A 22-year-old street vendor who was shot in the head at close range by a police officer during last week’s protests in Nairobi...
AES Eliminates Over 4,200 Terrorists in Two Years – Report
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries eliminated more than 4,200 terrorists between 2023 and 2025, according to the AES press office. In...
Nigerian Govt Outsources Upcoming National Cybersecurity Conference to UAE Firm, Excludes Local Experts
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has outsourced the organisation of Nigeria’s upcoming National Cybersecurity Conference to a company based in...
Fast Fashion’s Dumping Ground: How West Africa Is Drowning in Second-Hand Clothing Waste
Every week, massive shipping containers filled with used clothing arrive at West African ports, including Accra, Lagos, and Dakar. Market traders eagerly unpack...
Morocco Hosts CSS Foreign Ministers as Atlantic Initiative Deepens Ties with Sahel States
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has received the foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS)—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—during a high-level...
“Mini Cages” – Nigerians Criticise Politicians Substandard Construction and Renovation of Public Schools
Nigerians have criticised the substandard conditions of many public school facilities renovated or constructed by politicians across the country, describing them as “mini...
FACT CHECK: BBC Journalist Spreads Misinformation, Claims That Ibrahim Traoré Speech Addressing Security Volunteers is “Fake AI Video”
Collins Nabiswa, a Kenyan journalist working for ‘BBC Monitoring’ and ‘BBC Disinformation’ has falsely claimed that a speech by Burkina Faso President Ibrahim...
Tinubu to Spend N10bn on Aso Villa Solar Project as Nigerians Struggle with Power Outages
The Federal Government has allocated N10 billion for a solar mini-grid at the Presidential Villa in the 2025 approved budget, despite comparable international...