Gabon’s first public briefing of 2025 by the resident coordinator of the United Nations system, Fatou Aminata Lo, served as more than just a report…
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The Republic of Benin has successfully secured a landmark €500 million (approximately 328 billion FCFA) international bank financing deal. This achievement follows a carefully structured…
View More Behind the Benin deal: how 500 million euros unlocked social and economic transformation
When Ibrahim Traoré addressed the nation to present his four-year record in late September 2026, the official narrative centered on military operations, reclaimed territories, and…
View More Burkina Faso’s security crisis: examining Ibrahim Traoré’s legacy through displaced lives
The Thali oil project has reached a pivotal moment in Cameroon, where Tower Resources, the British operator behind the offshore permit, has secured presidential approval…
View More Behind the scenes of Cameroon’s Thali permit deal: why Prime’s investment is a lifeline for the stalled oil project
When the gavel came down on the final day of the UCESIF general assembly in Bucharest, few outside the conference halls noticed what had just…
View More Beneath Bucharest’s diplomacy: how Benin shaped UCESIF’s agenda in quiet corridors
In a calculated move to address evolving regional threats, Benin is aggressively expanding its military partnerships with Algeria emerging as a key player in this…
View More How Algeria’s counter-terror expertise is reshaping Benin’s defense strategy
The Malian government has taken an unprecedented step to address its deepening energy woes, securing an urgent 8 billion CFA francs loan from the West…
View More The hidden pressures pushing Mali to seek BOAD’s fuel import loan
The inauguration of Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, on 28 September 2026 by transitional leader Ibrahim Traoré marked a milestone in the country’s…
View More Burkina Faso’s gold refinery RAFFINOR-BF: transparency gaps in storage and control raise sovereignty questions
Behind closed doors in Cotonou, a coalition of francophone NGOs is working to ensure the 2026-2028 peace agenda translates from rhetoric into tangible action before…
View More How Cotonou’s francophone civil society is quietly reshaping the conflict prevention agenda before Phnom Penh
The hidden forces behind Kribi’s port-driven transformation Fifteen years ago, the stretch of coastline where Kribi’s deep-water port now stands was little more than a…
View More Kribi deep-water port: uncovering the unseen engine of Cameroon’s growth after 15 years
In a behind-the-scenes reshuffling of entry rules, the British government has quietly extended its airport transit visa regime to nine West African nations, placing Senegal…
View More London transit visa shake-up: why West African travelers are rerouting their journeys
The future of a shared currency for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) remains uncertain, with no concrete timeline revealed. In a carefully measured response…
View More Behind the AES currency project: what Ibrahim Traoré’s cautious stance really signals