Benin and France have signed a set of financing agreements worth a combined 65.5 billion CFA francs, covering electricity, agriculture and health. The deals were…
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Author: AMINA SALEY
Journalist
Niger: Moussa Kaka’s disappearance deepens press freedom crisis after wave of arrests
Niger’s media landscape has been steadily shrinking since the July 26, 2023 coup that brought General Abdourahamane Tiani to power. Arrests, detentions, media suspensions and…
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Burkina Faso: national football team’s absence in Argentina raises questions
The Burkina Faso senior national football team’s failure to appear in Argentina has prompted serious questions. Information reaching this publication through a correspondent indicates that…
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French helicopter carrier Mistral docks in Dakar as Paris touts revamped military partnership with Senegal
France’s ambassador to Senegal, Christine Fages, spoke in Dakar on Friday, October 2, 2026, during a port call by the French Navy’s amphibious helicopter carrier…
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DR Congo: National dialogue must not become a parallel institution, Paris-based lawyer warns
Kinshasa, October 2, 2026 – The national dialogue announced by President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo must be designed as a political…
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Mecca’s near-crisis: panic and rumors inside Islam’s holiest site
Mecca — A single whisper in the corridors of the Grand Mosque can sometimes shake the entire Islamic world. During the night of Thursday to…
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Benin ranked 19th in Africa, allocates 600 billion FCFA to transform tourism by 2027
A 19th place ranking that reveals untapped potential Benin secures the 19th spot among African nations for tourism destination development, as measured by the World…
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Guinea-Bissau: military junta blocks Embaló’s return ahead of elections
Bissau – The political standoff in Guinea-Bissau has intensified after the military junta categorically refused to allow former president Umaro Sissoco Embaló to return from…
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Lomé airport sewage pipe explosion: terminal flooded with waste, flights diverted
Lomé — A routine afternoon at Lomé’s Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport (AIGE) turned into a full-scale sanitary disaster when a pressurised sewage main burst above…
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Senegal budget reform: national assembly overrides government, constitutional council next
The National Assembly, led by Ousmane Sonko, has rejected all government amendments to the special funds reform, setting up another constitutional showdown with President Bassirou…
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DR Congo’s unpunished atrocities: how impunity keeps millions trapped in a cycle of loss
Law and justiceDemocratic Republic of Congo DR Congo’s unpunished atrocities: how impunity keeps millions trapped in a cycle of loss In the DRC, thousands of…
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French school protests erupt into urban chaos: what it means for citizens, businesses and the economy
Dozens of schools damaged, running battles with riot police and public transport brought to a standstill: the high-school protest movement in France crossed a dangerous…
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