A series of high-stakes provocations, misinformation campaigns, and violent incidents unfolding over the past two weeks suggests a deliberate effort to destabilise West Africa, with Ghana increasingly at the centre. Uncovered by West Africa Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief David Hundeyin, the disturbing pattern points to an externally coordinated strategy aimed at fracturing fragile regional alliances and provoking…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arraigned 11 Chinese nationals over allegations of cyber fraud, identity theft, and an attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional structure. The defendants were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. The development comes only a day after the anti-graft agency…
Thousands of Nigeriens gathered in Niamey, the capital of Niger, to show their solidarity with the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) and to condemn what they claimed were efforts by foreigners to destabilise the country. The rally comes after months of escalated tensions between Niger and former colonial power France,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) raised concerns on Tuesday over what it described as a deliberate effort to undermine Nigeria’s public universities. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, expressed these concerns during the 2024 ASUU Heroes Day in Abuja, accusing international bodies of working to destabilise Nigeria’s public education system. Osodeke also voiced frustration…
Burkina Faso’s military government has foiled a subversive attempt against the country by individual saboteurs residing in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and Niger. The nation’s security minister, Mahamadou Sana, revealed this on Monday during a National broadcast on RTB (Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina), he named 14 individuals for organising a destabilisation plot against the country….
Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, has leveled a serious allegation against Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party. In his reaction to Obi’s tweet on the Nigerian economy and how companies are leaving the country, Onanuga said the motive of the former governor of Anambra State…
