Month September 2025

Mike Adenuga’s Conoil Oil Blocks Rot as Nigeria Loses $12.2bn

Conoil’s Niger Delta Oil Blocks Rot Away as Billion-Dollar Losses Pile Up Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga, Africa’s fifth-richest man, is under intense public scrutiny following fresh revelations that his oil company, Conoil, has allegedly failed to deliver billions of dollars…

African Union Slams US Deportation Deals with African Countries

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has strongly criticized recent deportation agreements between the US and several African nations, warning that these deals could turn the continent into a “dumping ground” for rejected migrants. The commission expressed…

Burkina Faso Adopts Law Punishing LGBTQ Practices

Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has unanimously passed a law criminalizing LGBTQ practices, imposing prison terms, fines, and deportation for foreigners convicted under the law. The legislation, awaiting junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s signature, has sparked concerns among human rights advocates.…