
Niger has established new civilian self‑defense units known as Domol Leydi, a move aimed at strengthening national security and involving citizens directly in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, issued a clear warning on Tuesday, stating that Nigeria cannot sustain...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Nigeria has been revealed as Africa’s largest customer of surveillance technology contracts, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually and at least $2.7...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Senate President Godswill Akpabio is facing a firestorm of criticism after a video emerged showing him announcing during a senate hearing or official...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026The Tinubu government is pushing Nigerians to file their 2025 personal income tax returns before the March 31 deadline, but the process has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026The presidency announced this week that it is pushing for the adoption of electric vehicles in Nigeria, a move framed as part of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 27, 2026Algeria and Niger have taken new steps toward advancing the long-delayed Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a major energy project designed to transport natural gas...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 24, 2026President Bola Tinubu just returned from a state visit to the United Kingdom, the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. He...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 20, 2026The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil complaint seeking to revoke the citizenship of a Nigerian-born man who masterminded one...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 19, 2026Terrorism has so deeply infected Nigeria that nowhere is safe anymore. Not your home. Not your church. Not your farm. And now, not...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 16, 2026FIFA has imposed sanctions on both Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team following incidents linked to their recent World...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 16, 2026A fresh wave of missile and drone attacks launched by Iran against the United Arab Emirates has left at least six people dead...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 16, 2026