Browsing: West Africa

More Benin Bronzes are coming home – this time from The Netherlands. With 119 objects looted in colonial times being handed back to Nigeria, it’s the…

In Burkina Faso, food sovereignty and industrialisation are top priorities for greater national self-determination. Two food industry sectors, tomato paste production and sugar cane processing, have…

Liberia is taking a bold stand against government corruption. Its president has just put 450 officials on unpaid leave – for failing to declare their assets.…

Niger has been making headlines since its military ousted a Western-aligned leader in a people-backed coup d’état on 26 July 2023. However, unbeknownst to many, Niger’s…

The longstanding row between Mali and mining firm Barrick Gold over unpaid taxes is one step closer to resolution – with the Canadian enterprise agreeing to…

On 18 February, former Nigerian Foreign Minister Bolaji Akinyemi dropped a bombshell amidst revelations that the recently dismantled US International Agency for Development (USAID) had allegedly…

Nigeria has sued Binance in the Federal High Court in Abuja to recover a staggering $81.5 billion allegedly owed by the multinational cryptocurrency giant to the…

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is capturing the attention of Pan-Africanists and anti-imperialists worldwide for its courageous, outspoken leadership. But those on the frontlines pushing…

The Alliance of Sahel Sates (AES) passport is here! It means citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger can now travel freely to one another’s countries.…

Senegal is giving France’s military the boot… kind of. The two countries have formed a new joint commission tasked with implementing the withdrawal of French troops…