New York, September 2026 — Amid shifting global priorities and tightening health budgets worldwide, the Republic of Benin made a decisive move that caught the…
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Cameroon’s opposition shaken as Nourane Foster walks away from PCRN
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Benin has taken a decisive step to strengthen its internal security forces as security risks persist along its northern borders and cross-border criminal networks continually…
View More Benin equips police with advanced tools to counter terrorismBenin signs defense framework with Algeria to counter Sahel threats
Benin has taken a decisive step toward strengthening its national security by formalizing a bilateral defense partnership with Algeria. The agreement took shape during a…
View More Benin signs defense framework with Algeria to counter Sahel threatsGabon dismisses 1,473 ghost workers, saves 11 billion CFA francs
The Gabonese government has taken decisive action against payroll fraud. More than 1,400 state employees have been formally dismissed for abandoning their posts, following a…
View More Gabon dismisses 1,473 ghost workers, saves 11 billion CFA francsBenin overtakes Egypt and Morocco to lead africa’s startup funding charts
Benin has surged past Egypt and Morocco in startup financing volumes, marking a dramatic realignment in Africa’s venture capital landscape. The small West African nation,…
View More Benin overtakes Egypt and Morocco to lead africa’s startup funding chartsSenegal: 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 parliamentKemi 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 TianiCôte 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 skyAbala-Filingué: GARSI patrol wiped out, casualties mount in Niger’s Tillabéri region
A deadly ambush in Tillabéri A patrol from Niger’s Rapid Action Surveillance and Intervention Group (GARSI) was targeted this morning in the Abala-Filingué department by…
View More Abala-Filingué: GARSI patrol wiped out, casualties mount in Niger’s Tillabéri region