Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed Cameroon’s sovereign credit rating at ‘B-/B’ with a stable outlook, a decision that keeps the country deep in speculative…
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Month: September 2026
Senegal’s 2026 revised finance bill reaches national assembly after three-day delay
Senegal’s 2026 revised finance bill reaches national assembly after three-day delay Despite a firm deadline set by the Prime Minister, the revised finance bill for…
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Senegal local elections: Bassirou Diomaye Faye keeps the date under wraps
Published today at 7:04 PM Reading time: 7 minutes. File generated on Read in the app Mehdi Ba Journalist at Jeune Afrique, specialist on Senegal…
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Dioura battle: JNIM’s detailed rebuttal leaves Mali’s military command exposed
Mali’s military leadership said there was nothing to report at Dioura. The JNIM responded with a detailed statement claiming a devastating toll, complete with photographic…
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Cotonou forum: local savings as West Africa’s financial sovereignty engine
Cotonou forum: local savings as West Africa’s financial sovereignty engine In Cotonou, Benin, a regional forum has put local savings at the center of West…
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Niger under Tiani: how dissent became a fast track to statelessness
In Niger, citizenship has been turned into a privilege that can be revoked at the ruler’s whim. Since the National Council for the Safeguard of…
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Alain-Georges Moukoko appointed prosecutor general in Libreville
Politics Alain-Georges Moukoko appointed prosecutor general in Libreville Libreville, Friday 18 September 2026 – The general prosecutor’s office in Libreville has a new leader at…
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Benin and Spain launch a cultural partnership built on art and diplomacy
Benin and the Kingdom of Spain are moving beyond ceremonial declarations to build a modern, ambitious cultural alliance. The partnership places heritage, contemporary creation and…
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Niger: Tiani’s post-coup purge widens as 25 stripped of citizenship
A failed coup, a widening purge On 29 August 2026, Niger’s presidential palace came under fire. The air base 101 was attacked. The state television…
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Niger: the 1.8 billion FCFA monthly fund at the centre of a power showdown
The battle inside Niger’s ruling circle is not about security alone. It is about who controls the men, the missions and the money behind a…
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Mali press reform: a fragile consensus built on years of internal division
The recent employers’ consultations and the planned media self-regulation task force present a united front that barely conceals the situation on the ground. Behind the…
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Niger’s Tiani takes aim at Haftar as Fezzan rivalry escalates
General Abdourahamane Tiani, who for years focused almost exclusively on holding power in Niamey, is now looking well beyond Niger’s borders. In southern Libya, the…
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