Browsing: West Africa

‘Unfortunately, the enemy we face is not terrorism, but above all, France.’ These are some courageous words from Niger’s anti-imperialist, Pan-Africanist president, Abdourahamane Tiani in an…

There’s a new player shaking things up on the energy-export scene – Nigeria’s Dangote refinery. In early February 2025, the Lagos-based facility reportedly shipped 130-million litres…

People on social media are cheering for Burkina Faso as internet users post videos of new road-construction vehicles pouring into the country via Ghana. Featuring the…

Major land reform has come to Burkina Faso, bringing the country’s trajectory back to a ‘Sankarist’ direction. On 5 February, Burkina Faso Minister of the Economy…

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have put the necessary infrastructure in place to forge greater unity in Africa’s Sahel region. Between 14-16 January 2025, ministers from…

We explore the life of the great pan-African leader Kwame Nkrumah. After spending a year in a British colonial jail for organising a ‘positive action’ campaign…

Catch a cab in Dakar, Senegal, and you might think you’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up in Paris, thanks to the street names like…

In 1983, in what was then known as Upper Volta—now Burkina Faso—a revolutionary 33-year-old military captain known as Thomas Sankara (1949-87) rose to power through a…

Today, 7 February, we commemorate the 39th death anniversary of Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-86), a luminary in the Pan-African movement. As a fervent advocate for African…

The CEO of Resolute Mining – who was arrested by Malian authorities in November last year – has quit his post. Terry Holohan was finally released…