West Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the westernmost region of Africa.
Archaeology in West Africa could rewrite the textbooks on human evolution
By Eleanor Scerri* Our species, Homo sapiens, rose in Africa some 300,000 years ago. The objects that early humans made and used, known as...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s economy struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic
Senegal's recent protests have shone a light on simmering frustrations over sluggish economic activity and unemployment in the West African...
Read moreDetailsWhy children are prime targets of armed groups in northern Nigeria
By Hakeem Onapajo* Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The 2020...
Read moreDetailsNigerian government wants to regulate social media
On the 27th of October 2020, the Nigerian government through the minister of information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, announced her plans...
Read moreDetailsAfrican countries and the issues of food insecurity
A new United Nations report warned indicates that four countries contain spots on problems of food insecurity and could potentially...
Read moreDetailsGhana’s politics has strong ties with performing arts.
Towards the end of the Kwame Nkrumah era in 1966, a number of highlife artists wrote songs critical of him...
Read moreDetailsReclaiming Africa’s Early Post-Independence History
By Adebayo Olukoshi, Tetteh Hormeku-Ajei, Aishu Balaji & Anita Nayar In 1965, Kwame Nkrumah described the paradox of neocolonialism in Africa,...
Read moreDetails#ENDSARS: Nigerians Seek End To Police Brutality Activities
On Friday 4th October 2020, video clips had emerged viral on Twitter whereby, a witness claimed a young man, who...
Read moreDetailsSeizing art: One African man’s protest against colonial ‘pillagers’
In June, Mwazulu Diyabanza stood in a Paris museum next to a 19th century funerary post from central Africa, and...
Read moreDetailsBehind the trade spat between Nigeria and Ghana
The recent trade crisis between Nigeria and Ghana has continued to stain the diplomatic ties of both countries. Amidst many...
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