Niger’s media landscape faces a critical moment as the unannounced detention of Moussa Kaka, a respected journalist and long-time correspondent, approaches its fifth week. The […]
Author: Yacouba Boukari
Journalist
Burkina Faso’s four-year military era: the hidden mechanics behind Traoré’s rule
Inside the machinery of power: what four years of Traoré have revealed When Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, […]
Dakar-Paris crisis deepens as Air Senegal grounds entire crew amid smuggling probe
Dakar-Paris crisis deepens as Air Senegal grounds entire crew amid smuggling probe The fallout from the dramatic suspension of Air Senegal’s entire Dakar-Paris crew continues […]
DRC peace push: Tshisekedi’s latest appeal to AU mediator sparks regional debate
Public reactions are intensifying following Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo’s latest written communication to Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the African Union’s peace envoy in the Eastern Democratic Republic […]
Mali’s hunger fallout: what happens next if the world looks away?
Mali’s food crisis is no longer a warning on the horizon — it is a reality unfolding in plain sight, and it is forcing a […]
Guinea-Bissau after Embaló’s comeback bid: fallout, debate and the road to December
Ten months after being ousted by soldiers, Umaro Sissoco Embaló is preparing to return to Guinea-Bissau. The former president, now living in exile, has confirmed […]
Tinubu’s return sparks debate on leadership and 2027 as Nigeria marks 66 years
Lagos, September 29, 2026 — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is back in Nigeria after a four-week stay in Europe, landing in Lagos on Tuesday evening. […]
Burkina Faso: the unsettled aftermath of Ibrahim Traoré’s four-year record
When Ibrahim Traoré addressed the nation on 27 September 2026 to mark four years in power, his remarks offered a carefully framed account of his […]
Cameroon’s media controversy: public backlash erupts over Vision 4 suspension amid Martinez Zogo trial
Cameroon’s media controversy: public backlash erupts over Vision 4 suspension amid Martinez Zogo trial The National Communication Council (CNC) of Cameroon has suspended Vision 4 […]
West Africa’s critical security shift: reactions follow Entente Council and UNOWAS partnership unveiling
The Entente Council and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have finalized a landmark three-year Memorandum of Understanding in Abidjan-Cocody, […]
Togolese mediation in the spotlight as Congo’s envoy delivers peace push to Lomé
On September 29, 2026, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé held a high-stakes meeting in Lomé with Floribert Anzuluni, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Minister of […]
After 87 more abductions in northern Nigeria, a deepening debate over what can actually stop the kidnappings
The weekend began with farmers bent over peanut fields in Mariga, in Niger State, and ended with dozens of families waiting for word that may […]