Browsing: West Africa

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…

Niger is reclaiming control over its natural resources by granting mining permits to two local companies, the Research and Exploitation Mineral Company (Comirex SA) and Aïr…

Malawi has banned mineral exports to boost transparency and reclaim lost revenues, following the steps of African states like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This move marks…

On 21 February, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi sent an emissary to Bamako, Mali, to deliver a message to President Assimi Goïta. Goïta (@GoitaAssimi on X) and…

It’s official! The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has placed its official logo on a flag unveiled on 22 February in Bamako, Mali, one of three…

Neo-colonialism is a carefully designed control mechanism for maintaining a colonial power’s interests under the illusion of independence. Therefore, any nation lacking genuine economic, political and…

Burkina Faso is catching international attention for what is perhaps one of the most progressive approaches to criminal justice. Prisoners in Burkina Faso’s open-air Baporo Prison…

While on a peacemaking mission to what was then North Vietnam on 24 February 1966, Ghana’s first post-independence leader, Kwame Nkrumah, received disturbing news. A group…

Today marks 59 years since pan-African icon and Ghana’s founding leader Kwame Nkrumah was removed from office in a military coup engineered by the CIA. After…

In this clip, US radio personality Ebro Darden (@EbroInTheAm on X) speaks with German actor of Ghanaian descent Boris Kodjoe (@BorisKodjoe on X) about France’s continued…