Burkina Faso’s government has announced the nationwide termination of Target Malaria, a controversial initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Open Philanthropy, in a bold move indicating a shift towards health sovereignty. The decision, detailed in a communique dated August 19, 2025, from the Ministry of Environment and Innovation, halts the release…
Citizens of Togo and Sao Tome and Principe will no longer need a visa to travel between both nations, thanks to an unprecedented visa exemption agreement signed on Tuesday, June 18. The historic agreement, which marks an important step in the partnership between Togo and Sao Tome and Principe, was formalised during a ceremony in…
The Nigerian president and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has put his weight behind the use of diplomacy and dialogue by the regional body to resolve the current impasse, as well as earnest discussions with all parties involved, to restore constitutional governance in the Republic…
Africa’s largest oil refinery has become a battleground for Nigeria’s deepening labour tensions. The $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which has been operational since early 2024 and capable of processing 650,000 barrels per day, was hailed as a panacea for the country’s chronic fuel import woes. Currently, it stands besieged, not by market forces, but…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. This is contained in a statement Monday night by Mr Willie Bassey, the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to…
Bola Tinubu won’t have much time to celebrate his victory in Nigeria’s presidential election. Africa’s biggest economy is facing a deepening fiscal crisis, acute shortages of domestic and foreign currency, and widespread insecurity. The government’s ability to deal with those issues is being undermined by a gasoline subsidy that will drain 6 trillion naira ($13…
The protest by the Organised Labour against the “anti-people” policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration is getting intense as protesters, on Wednesday, morning broke down the first gate of the National Assembly (NASS) complex and forced their way into the premises, reports Channels TV. The Organised Labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade…
A large crowd marched through the streets of Ouagadougou, the Burkinabè capital, to protest against demands by the country’s judicial officers for the government to pay damages for ordering that two of their members take part in the mandatory military service decreed by the government. The words, “Wayiyan”, or “Come out” in Mooré, the most…
The leaders of the armies of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military regimes grouped within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced Wednesday the creation of a “Joint Force” to combat the scourge of jihadist insurgency in the Sahel. The announcement was made at the first meeting of the chiefs of staff of the…
A recent clash between Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a military officer exposed a major flaw in the way constituted authority functions in the country. The incident, which occurred on November 11, in Abuja, the country’s capital, stemmed from the minister’s aggressive enforcement of development controls on a plot…
