West Africa Weekly

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 11

Exclusive: MI6, CIA-linked NGOs, Bill Gates Are Directly Writing Nigeria’s Security, Health, Food And Tax Laws westafricaweekly.com/exclusive-mi6-…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly involved in drafting Nigeria’s health and food...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 16 h

U.S.-Funded PR Network Secretly Targets Nigerian GMO Critics While Enlisting Doctors and Journalists to Shape Public Opinion westafricaweekly.com/u-s-funded-pr-…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. In a multi-continent campaign, the U.S. government funded public relations strategies and digital surveillance tools aimed at reshaping Nigerians’ perceptions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 24

US and Israel Turn Africa Into a Dumping Ground for Deportees and Displaced Palestinians westafricaweekly.com/us-and-israel-…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. The United States and Israel are being criticised for trying to send refugees, displaced people and deportees to African nations, many of which are already struggling with fragile economies and...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 1 h

TELA Maize’s ‘Success’ Questioned As Research Organisations Behind Glowing Report Revealed To Be Gates-Funded westafricaweekly.com/tela-maizes-su…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. A wave of praise for genetically modified (GMO) TELA maise is sweeping across Nigerian media, backed by glowing reports of higher yields, greater profits, and reduced pesticide use. But beneath the...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 3 h

TELA Maise’s ‘Success’ Questioned As Research Organisations Behind Glowing Report Revealed To Be Gates-Funded westafricaweekly.com/tela-maizes-su…

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 7 h

Nigeria: UNTH Chief Threatens Interns with Termination for Protesting 25% Pay Cut Since January westafricaweekly.com/nigeria-unth-c…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Professor Obinna Onoduogo, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, has threatened to terminate the appointments of medical interns protesting a 25...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 17 h

Google Unveils $37m AI Push Across Africa, Targeting Agriculture, Health, Education in Ghana, Nigeria and Others westafricaweekly.com/google-unveils…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Tech giant Google has announced a $37 million investment to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) development across Africa, with a focus on key sectors including agriculture, health, and educati...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 17 h

Ghana Immigration Nabs 50 Nigerians for Cybercrime and Human Trafficking at McCarthy Hills westafricaweekly.com/ghana-immigrat…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested about 50 Nigerian nationals, including a landlord, in a major dawn operation at McCarthy Hills in the Ga South Municipality of Accra, over alleged...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 20 h

Burkina Faso Hosts Egypt’s Foreign Minister to Strengthen Fight Against Terrorism with CSS Alliance westafricaweekly.com/burkina-faso-h…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Burkina Faso hosts Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty this week as part of Egypt’s commitment to support the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) in their joint fight against terrorism. The...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 20 h

French Media Giant Canal+ Buys Out MultiChoice in $3B Deal westafricaweekly.com/french-media-g…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. French media company Canal+ has officially acquired full ownership of MultiChoice, Africa’s biggest pay-TV provider, in a $3 billion deal that could reshape the continent’s media industry. The...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · 20 h

Reps Approve Tinubu’s $347m Loan Request to Cover Cost Hike in Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Rural Telecoms Expansion westafricaweekly.com/reps-approve-t…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. The Nigerian House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow an additional $347 million under Nigeria’s 2025–2026 borrowing plan, citing increased funding requirements...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 24

Nigerian-Israeli Group Pushes to Include Nigeria in “Abraham Accords” as Part of Israel’s Apartheid Normalisation Drive westafricaweekly.com/nigerian-israe…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Israeli Lobby Targets Nigeria Through FramanAgridev’s Covert Dealings The normalisation of Israel’s apartheid regime is stretching beyond the Middle East and North Africa, and Nigeria may be its next...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 24

Tinubu’s Coastal Highway Project Faces Scrutiny as Senate Approves $700 Million Loan with Just 30km Completed westafricaweekly.com/tinubus-coasta…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Nigeria’s Senate has approved a $700 million external loan for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, sparking public criticism over the project’s pace and growing concerns about transparency...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 24

ICYMI: Residence of Ghana’s Ambassador to Nigeria Burgled in Nigeria’s Federal Capital westafricaweekly.com/icymi-residenc…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. The official residence of Ghana’s Ambassador to Nigeria, located in the high-security Maitama district of Abuja, was burgled in the early hours of Thursday, July 11, by unknown intruders who carted...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

UniNiger Suspends School Security Official After Assaulting, Victimising Female Student westafricaweekly.com/uniniger-suspe…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. The University on the Niger, Umunya (UNINIGER), has suspended a security officer involved in a viral video circulating on social media involving a female student of the institution who was assaulted...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

Bill Gates Uses Philanthropy and Foreign Influence to Shape African Laws and Food Systems westafricaweekly.com/bill-gates-use…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Across Africa, Bill Gates is facing growing backlash, not for his tech innovations, but for the far-reaching influence of his philanthropic empire on the continent’s agriculture, health, and even...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

AU Special Sahel Envoy Engages in High-Level Talks with Mali’s Goita westafricaweekly.com/au-special-sah…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. The newly appointed Special Envoy of the African Union (AU) for the Sahel region, President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, held a telephone conversation on July 21 with the President of Mali’s...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

The Weeknd and Shakira to Lead 2025 Global Citizen Festival Tackling Global Challenges With Tyla And Ayra Starr westafricaweekly.com/the-weeknd-and…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Global music stars, The Weeknd and Shakira, will headline the 2025 Global Citizen Festival on September 27 in New York City, as the event returns with a mission to fight climate change, boost clean...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

After WAW’s Story, FCT High Court Freezes ₦24.9 Billion in Accounts Linked to Thomas Etuh, TAK Group westafricaweekly.com/after-waws-sto…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. In a significant development following WAW’s exposé, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an interim order freezing multiple bank accounts linked to Thomas Akoh Etuh, the...

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

KPMG vs KPMG Lawsuit Heads To Supreme Court westafricaweekly.com/kpmg-vs-kpmg-l…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. KPMG Professional Services has filed a Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenging the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on July 10, 2025, in favour of KPMG Nigeria....

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West Africa Weekly@WestAfricaWeek · Jul 23

Fashola Joins Gates-Backed NGO as Nigeria’s Health Policy Becomes the Billionaire’s Playground westafricaweekly.com/fashola-joins-…

WestAfricaWeek's tweet card. Former Lagos State Governor and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria (RTSL Nigeria), a global public...

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