Browsing: West Africa

A little over a year ago, Gabon’s ousted president, Ali Bongo, asked the world to ‘make noise,’ a plea that only memeified him instead (as seen…

Mali on Tuesday woke up to a terror attack claimed by al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM). The group targeted the airport and a…

This skit from award-winning British-Nigerian MC, actor and brand influencer Kenny (@happinessisfr33 on TikTok) brilliantly tackles the absurdity of racist assumptions about Nigerians and Africans, particularly…

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States – also known by its (French) acronym AES. This began as a…

Only six months in office, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and called for elections on November 17. Swept…

There is a pretty straight line from colonial exploitation to modern-day neocolonialism. Few African countries process their own raw materials – rather, the value is added…

When Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin received a commission from a UK NGO to write about Nigeria’s newest and biggest oil refinery in the context of climate…

An African teenager has invented glasses that could revolutionise life for blind people. They have sensors that bleep to warn the wearer of nearby obstacles. It’s…

Ghana’s set for a golden age with the launch of its first refinery in the capital, Accra. The Royal Ghana Gold Refinery will process 400kg of…

Congratulations to Burkina Faso, which has made tremendous strides toward land reclamation this year. In this speech given in the Burkinabé town of Banfora in April,…