Browsing: West Africa

Our continent is poised to integrate more closely with the diaspora. Nigeria and Jamaica have begun discussions on establishing direct flights between the two countries. This…

Newly declassified documents confirm that the UK had a hand in the 1966 coup against Ghana’s first president, pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah. We spoke to investigative journalist…

Burkina Faso has acquired an oil depot at Ghana’s Tema Multi-Purpose Terminal, one of West Africa’s major ports. The storage units will strengthen energy security and…

International Women’s Day, or as it was initially called, International Working Women’s Day, is a revolutionary holiday founded to recognise working-class women’s quest for humanity. The…

Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, says that newly declassified documents from the US archives implicate the CIA in the coup that ousted the nation’s first president,…

Despite what imperialist mouthpieces may claim, Burkina Faso is proving that true independence isn’t just possible—it’s happening. Under President Ibrahim Traoré (@capitaineib226 on X), the country…

As the clock struck midnight on 6 March 1957, the British Union Jack flag was lowered at Accra’s polo grounds and replaced with a new flag…

The new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) flag is flying high over Burkina Faso’s skies. On 3 March, President Ibrahim Traoré spoke during a flag-raising ceremony.…

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is leading the transformation of Africa by reclaiming its natural resources as part of a decolonial effort. Burkina Faso and…

Following a people-backed 2022 military coup d’état that ousted a Western-aligned leader, Burkina Faso ramped industrialisation to put food sovereignty at the forefront of its development…