Benin’s school canteen programme has scaled up dramatically. For the 2026-2027 academic year, around 1.9 million children now receive a hot meal on every school […]
Year: 2026
Alger’s olive branch to Bamako: a strategic reset with Assimi Goïta
Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Grine arrived in Bamako this Monday for a highly publicised official visit, standing shoulder to shoulder with military leader General Assimi […]
Cameroon: Martinez Zogo case investigator faces final hearing
Cameroon: Martinez Zogo case investigator faces final hearing With our correspondent in Yaoundé, Richard Onanena Colonel Jean-Pierre Otoulou took the stand to defend his investigation. […]
Burkina Faso: the financial cost of proclaimed sovereignty
Since Captain Ibrahim Traoré assumed power, an official narrative has taken hold: that Burkina Faso has reclaimed control over its own destiny, diminished its reliance […]
Dioura attack: Mali’s army suffers its worst defeat at the hands of JNIM
A devastating dawn raid in central Mali On the morning of September 10, 2026, the village of Dioura in the Tenenkou district of central Mali […]
Niger’s 334 billion FCFA tax arrears: a state powerless before economic giants
The tax authority in Niger pursues small informal traders with relentless vigour, yet it retreats when confronted by the true titans of the economy. A […]
Benin’s teaching aspirants gain a path to civil service in 2026-2027
A new chapter for Benin’s teaching aspirants As the 2026-2027 school year begins, Aspirants au Métier d’Enseignant (AME) in Benin are entering a fresh phase […]
Burkina Faso’s sovereignty mirage under Ibrahim Traoré
The illusion of sovereignty under Ibrahim Traoré General Yacouba Isaac Zida, a former transitional head of state stripped of his military rank for desertion and […]
Niger: la colère du peuple contre les tirs russes sur l’armée
Des milliers de sachets d’eau destinés aux mercenaires d’Africa Corps ont été éventrés et piétinés en pleine rue. Cet acte de sabotage populaire concrétise la […]
Burkina Faso : l’ancien premier ministre Kyélem de Tambèla placé sous interdiction de sortie
Les autorités burkinabè ont pris la décision d’interdire à l’ancien Premier ministre Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla de quitter le territoire national. Cette mesure s’inscrit dans […]
Cameroun : Yaoundé mobilise 432 millions USD pour racheter la Société Générale Cameroun
Le Cameroun est en pleine course contre la montre pour réunir les fonds nécessaires au rachat de la Société Générale Cameroun (SGC), désormais appelée ex-filiale […]
Burkina Faso’s 104 billion CFA electrification pledge runs into a wall of arrears
The Burkinabè government has approved a 104.175 billion CFA franc package designed to overhaul the country’s electricity transmission and distribution network. The stated aim is […]