Browsing: West Africa

African revolutionary activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born on October 25, 1900. If the fountain of youth were available, she would be 124 years old today! Her…

Mali, along with its Alliance of Sahel States counterparts—Burkina Faso and Niger—is actively reclaiming control over its mineral resources, challenging the dominance of Western multinational mining…

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo recently admitted again that while serving as head of state, he provided former French President Jacques Chirac with 2 billion CFA…

Niger’s ability to provide food for its citizens has been impacted by ECOWAS sanctions which were in place from July 2023 to February 2024. On top…

Sometimes it’s wiser to leave things as they are and not find fault: else you might just end up creating worse problems!

At least 150 people have died in Jigawa State, Nigeria, after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded. One reason for the high death toll is that…

On Tuesday, it was the 37th anniversary of Thomas Sankara’s assassination. That may seem a long tome ago, but the people of Burkina Faso still come…

Ghanaian artist Kwame Oteanankanduro says he woke up to a nightmare when he found out YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Threads had banned African Stream. After he…

On 5th October, 2024, President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso made an important statement in a radio address: the country will be revoking mining licences and…

On Monday, French police arrested Beninese pan-Africanist Kemi Seba and his colleague Hery Djehuty in two separate incidents. Reports suggest it’s connected to Seba’s entry into…