Mopti, Mali — A strategic crossroads in central Mali fell to insurgents in a matter of minutes, underscoring how a fuel blockade is eroding the…
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Benin court keeps Candide Azannaï in custody as coup inquiry continues
Cotonou — Benin’s judiciary has once again shown its determination to let the law take its full course in the high-profile case stemming from the…
View More Benin court keeps Candide Azannaï in custody as coup inquiry continuesBenin’s Supreme Court rejects General Houndégnon’s cassation appeal, clearing path to CRIET trial
COTONOU — Benin’s highest court has definitively closed the procedural chapter of one of the country’s most closely watched cases. On Thursday, September 24, 2026,…
View More Benin’s Supreme Court rejects General Houndégnon’s cassation appeal, clearing path to CRIET trialBenin chairs AU peace and security council session at UN, puts good neighborliness at heart of Africa’s security response
Benin chairs AU peace and security council session at UN, puts good neighborliness at heart of Africa’s security response On the sidelines of the 81st…
View More Benin chairs AU peace and security council session at UN, puts good neighborliness at heart of Africa’s security responseSenegal: Diomaye Faye refuses to rule out dissolving Sonko-led parliament
Senegal Senegal: Diomaye Faye refuses to rule out dissolving Sonko-led parliament Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has acknowledged his political break with Ousmane Sonko and…
View More Senegal: Diomaye Faye refuses to rule out dissolving Sonko-led parliamentCameroon’s youth speak out on social media’s grip in #PSE debate
Young Cameroonians take the floor in #PSE to discuss social media’s real impact Social platforms inform, entertain, and connect people — but they can also…
View More Cameroon’s youth speak out on social media’s grip in #PSE debateKemi Seba protected by Niamey while Niger strips its own citizens: the coherence problem facing Tiani
Niamey is stripping some of its own citizens of nationality while continuing to shield Kemi Seba, a Beninese national wanted by Cotonou’s courts. The contradiction…
View More Kemi Seba protected by Niamey while Niger strips its own citizens: the coherence problem facing TianiGabon’s poultry import ban: a direct test of economic sovereignty
Economy Gabon’s poultry import ban: a direct test of economic sovereignty Libreville, Thursday 24 September 2026 – The dispute between Libreville and Washington over poultry…
View More Gabon’s poultry import ban: a direct test of economic sovereigntyNiger: 57 security personnel killed in two coordinated attacks on september 23
Two coordinated attacks claim 57 lives in a single day On September 23, 2026, Niger’s defense and security forces suffered one of their deadliest days…
View More Niger: 57 security personnel killed in two coordinated attacks on september 23Côte d’Ivoire takes debt-for-education model to UNICEF talks in New York
At the UNICEF high-level meetings held in New York on 21 and 22 September 2026, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba,…
View More Côte d’Ivoire takes debt-for-education model to UNICEF talks in New YorkBurkina Faso’s Sky Dragon 30 missile system: a costly prop in a war that isn’t fought in the sky
The rollout was pure theater, stage-managed by the transition government’s communication machine: high-definition cameras, tight shots of gleaming armored vehicles, and martial speeches about the…
View More Burkina Faso’s Sky Dragon 30 missile system: a costly prop in a war that isn’t fought in the skyBurkina Faso: anti-terror crackdown becomes sweeping campaign against Muslim clerics
In Burkina Faso, the line between fighting armed extremism and suppressing religious freedom has never been so blurred. Under the guise of rooting out the…
View More Burkina Faso: anti-terror crackdown becomes sweeping campaign against Muslim clerics