
The administration of President Bola Tinubu is running the country on autopilot following a surge in terrorism-related fatalities, allegations of ransom payments to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 1, 2026A major fire has destroyed more than 140 tonnes of cotton in western Burkina Faso, dealing a significant blow to dozens of farmers...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 25, 2026Nigeria’s newly signed Electoral Act contains a provision that extends voting rights to prisoners, marking a significant development in the country’s democratic framework....
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 23, 2026Four journalists were detained in Cameroon while investigating the deportation of African migrants from the United States under policies initiated during the administration...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 23, 2026Côte d’Ivoire produces nearly half of the world’s cocoa, a crop that powers a global chocolate industry worth billions of dollars. From the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 18, 2026Across several communities in Osun State, the past year has been marked not by routine public service but by unpaid salaries, mounting debts,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 18, 2026Across Africa, a troubling pattern has emerged. Western men with histories of alleged sexual violence are reportedly entering African countries where women and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 13, 2026Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is facing a deepening crisis as the value of unsold goods in factories rises to about N1.8 trillion. The growing...
ByWest Africa WeeklyFebruary 9, 2026Lagos State has moved to activate a controversial enforcement provision in the nation’s revamped tax law, giving its revenue service the authority to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 26, 2026Ivory Coast has announced a government plan to purchase unsold cocoa stock from farmers in an effort to stabilise prices, reduce financial pressure...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJanuary 23, 2026A fire outbreak at the headquarters of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Abuja on Saturday, December 20, 2025, has reignited public...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 21, 2025Nigeria’s democracy faced a defining test today after the Supreme Court affirmed the President’s authority to declare a state of emergency and to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 15, 2025