The recent coordinated assaults in Burkina Faso are not just military setbacks — they are reshaping daily life for thousands of citizens, disrupting local economies,…
View More Burkina Faso: Lalgaye and Ouahigouya attacks deepen security crisis for civilians and trade
When Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022 by toppling Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, he promised a radical break with…
View More Burkina Faso after four years of Traoré: the human cost behind the reconquest narrative
The dynamics of African Union-led peace negotiations in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken a subtle yet significant turn, marked by a discreet but…
View More Behind closed doors: how Congolese delegation’s private diplomacy revisits Togo’s role in DRC peace talks
The Numbers Behind Mali’s Unseen Hunger Crisis Behind the statistics of Mali’s food insecurity lies a growing humanitarian shortfall that could widen the gap between…
View More Mali’s hidden hunger: why financing gaps threaten millions ahead of 2027
Nine months after his ousting in a military coup, Umaro Sissoco Embaló is making a high-stakes political comeback in Guinea-Bissau. The former president, currently living…
View More Guinea-Bissau’s shifting sands: Embaló’s 2026 return and the fragile path to democracy
Nigeria’s president returns amid independence countdown with reform agenda under scrutiny The arrival of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos on September 29, 2026,…
View More Tinubu’s European sojourn reveals Nigeria’s strategic calculus before independence day
The suspension of Vision 4 by Cameroon’s National Communication Council (CNC) for a month wasn’t just about a single newsroom. It revealed a deeper layer…
View More Behind Cameroon’s media crackdown: how the Vision 4 suspension exposes deeper tensions in the Martinez Zogo trial
Peace and stability in west africa hinge on deeper cooperation The Entente Council and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)…
View More Uncovering the roots of west africa’s security pact between the entente council and unowas
On September 29, 2026, Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbé held a high-stakes meeting in Lomé with Congolese Minister of Regional Integration Floribert Anzuluni. The closed-door encounter,…
View More How Togolese mediation is reshaping Congo’s eastern peace process behind closed doors
Behind the surge of mass kidnappings in Nigeria’s north The recent wave of mass kidnappings in Nigeria’s north is not merely a security crisis —…
View More Nigeria’s banditry crisis: how a shadow economy fuels mass kidnappings in the north
The crash of a Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber in the Amur region has exposed cracks in Moscow’s long-range strike capabilities. Six crew members were…
View More Inside Russia’s aging Tu-95 fleet: what a deadly crash reveals about Moscow’s strategic bomber program
The recent Diamond Capital Convention in Douala didn’t just set the stage for dialogue—it exposed the hidden pressures fueling finance minister Louis Paul Motazé’s urgent…
View More Unpacking the financial dynamics: what’s driving Cameroon’s capital market push within CEMAC