Nigeria's fading influence leaves West Africa vulnerable as coups rise and foreign actors step in. Benin's failed coup shows ...

Russia accuses Western powers of waging a “dirty war” to destabilise Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, as Moscow backs their new Sahel alliance and talks up Africa’s “second awakening”. With Lavrov ...

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Burkina Faso on Wednesday released 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who were detained Dec. 8 after ...

Those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.” — J. F. Kennedy This assertion resonates ...

Burkina Faso on Wednesday released 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who were detained Dec. 8 after their aircraft made ...

Nigeria and Africa must not look away. A free press is not a Western import; it is a democratic necessity. Anyone ...

This article was published in this column on 4 Au­gust, 2023 following the coup d’état in Niger Re­public on 26 July, 2023. It is being reprinted because of the recent developments in Benin Republic: ...

This episode should serve as a reminder of why press freedom matters. Today, it is Russia taking offence. Tomorrow, it could be any other power—Western or otherwise—unhappy with scrutiny. If we allow ...

The US president Donald Trump has imposed full restrictions on South Sudanese and citizens of three other African nations ...

With the busy travel season already in full swing, the White House has unveiled new rules about who is allowed to come to the ...

A diplomatic dispute between Washington and Pretoria has intensified after South African authorities raided a facility in ...

On December 16, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that did not merely expand the U.S. travel ban; it ...