
Three years after President Bola Tinubu assumed office, Nigeria’s manufacturers have delivered a sobering verdict: the ambitious reforms have yet to translate into...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 16, 2026A disturbing administrative blunder at a local office of the Independent National Electoral Commission has plunged the nation into fresh outrage, exposing yet...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 16, 2026A deadly cholera outbreak has struck Mangu Local Government Area in Nigeria’s Plateau State, claiming five lives and infecting 53 residents across three...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 15, 2026The Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 men who have spent years kidnapping, killing, raping, and burning villages across the northeast, releasing them...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 12, 2026Fear has gripped residents of the Danare community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State after more than 200 heavily armed...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 10, 2026President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N10 billion as an emergency fund tied to an Ebola preparedness plan, and Nigerians say...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 10, 2026The United States’ co‑hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has descended into a diplomatic and humanitarian crisis, as a cascade of travel...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 9, 2026Mali’s military has placed a massive bounty on the head of Iyad Ag Ghaly, the leader of a notorious jihadist group, in a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 8, 2026A video from election day in Nigeria showed polling stations opening hours late. Another clip from Zimbabwe showed ballot papers running out while...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 8, 2026Suspected bandits have abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, after invading their off‑campus residence on the outskirts of the Low‑Cost...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 4, 2026First, a chairman who does not exist tweeted. Then, a politician’s aide walked through a door that should have been sealed. Two incidents,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 1, 2026The People’s Legislative Assembly has unanimously adopted a new law establishing the status of the military reserve in Burkina Faso, a reform aimed...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 29, 2026