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For generations, education across much of Africa has been criticised for producing students who can recite, memorise and pass examinations, but are often not sufficiently trained to build, repair, design
From Mauritania and Senegal to Angola, Namibia and South Africa, global energy companies are searching for the next great offshore petroleum province. But the renewed rush raises a difficult question:
Ken Ofori-Atta’s reported US immigration victory has not ended Ghana’s attempt to extradite its former finance minister to face corruption charges A potentially significant legal and diplomatic contest is developing
As African migrants flee hostility in South Africa, major companies in telecommunications, banking, mining and entertainment face growing reputational and commercial danger across the continent. South African companies have spent
In 1452, a papal document gave Portugal religious authority to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples. In 2026, Pope Leo XIV asked pardon for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery.
A planned consolidation of United States visa services across Africa could force applicants to cross borders, spend more money and travel considerably farther merely to attend an interview. The United
Google wants permission to release millions of specially treated male mosquitoes in parts of the United States. The insects are intended not to spread disease, but to reduce the populations
France has opened a new conversation on reparations for slavery, but the harder question remains: will symbolic recognition lead to material justice? French President Emmanuel Macron has stepped into one
– RwandAir Cargo Deal Opens New Export Routes A new Nigeria–RwandAir cargo partnership could lower export costs and give Nigerian businesses wider access to East and Southern African markets —
Launched at the 25th Nigeria International Book Fair in Lagos, a new multi-volume anthology argues that Africa’s sustainability future must be shaped not only by global targets and technical policy,
With Aliko Dangote reportedly favouring Kenya’s Mombasa after an earlier regional proposal centred on Tanzania’s Tanga port, a proposed mega refinery has become a contest over ports, fuel security, industrial
Ghana is sending a clear message to the global mining industry: the old rules can no longer be taken for granted. For decades, many African countries welcomed foreign mining companies
France is not leaving Africa. It is changing its method. That may be the clearest message from the recent Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where French President Emmanuel Macron
Katsina State is moving into unusual territory in Nigeria’s energy and technology space after signing a deal for the deployment of 50,000 solar-powered smart streetlights across the state. The project,
In this edition of Hot Topic on WestAfrica.news, artist and cultural thinker Dr Hassan Aliyu reflects on a subject that is at once geographical, historical and psychological: the representation of