Browsing: West Africa

Representatives of revolutionary countries travelled to Cuba between 8-15 November as a delegation from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a confederation of Burkina Faso, Mali…

Year after year, Burkina Faso, like so many African countries, would celebrate independence days without knowing true independence. Today, with the new people-backed revolutionary government in…

On the campaign trail, Ghana’s newly-elected president, John Dramani Mahama, criticised outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo for cozying up to the West instead of working closer with…

Last month, African Stream had the opportunity to visit the new Thomas Sankara Plaza in Niamey, Niger, that many Pan-Africanists worldwide have been raving about. While…

Africa’s sorry predicament is not an accident, and its leaders play an integral role in subjugating the continent to the former colonial masters, according to Ghanaian…

Ghana’s getting its first female vice-president: Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who was president-elect John Mahama’s running mate in the country’s Dec 7 election. It’s seen as a…

In Ghana, the recently concluded elections have seen the incumbent New Patriotic Party lose to the National Democratic Congress. But while this signals a shift in…

The Oyo Empire represents a powerful chapter in African history. This week’s Facts of the Week not only demonstrate its political sophistication, economic prosperity and cultural…

Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin dismisses a recent UK order to pay BBC journalist Charlie Northcott £95,000 ($120,000) as damages for libel. Northcott accused Hundeyin of seriously…

As more African nations sail away from French neocolonialism and chart new, sovereign routes, Nigeria is bucking the trend – choosing to anchor itself ever more…