Mali’s 514 billion FCFA Russian mercenary bill: the direct cost to Bamako Mali’s national budget is buckling under unprecedented pressure from sanctions and a slowing…
View More Mali’s staggering 514 billion FCFA Russian mercenary bill: a direct drain on Bamako’s budget
With the fourth quarter of the 2026 fiscal year now underway, Benin’s public treasury is entering the home stretch with an unusually strong financial cushion.…
View More Benin’s treasury mobilizes 2,329.6 billion FCFA as final quarter of 2026 budget year begins
United Russia takes 355 of 450 seats in a vote with no anti-war party on the ballot United Russia, the party aligned with President Vladimir…
View More United Russia’s 355 seats: a landslide in a vote with no anti-war option
Amnesty international accuses M23 of summary executions and forced labour at coltan and gold sites in North and South Kivu Amnesty International has accused the…
View More Amnesty report: M23 fighters executed 18 artisanal miners in eastern DRC
A widening gap between rhetoric and reality Soldiers killed or captured, positions overrun: beyond a string of military setbacks, one question persists. What remains of…
View More Mali: assimi goïta’s army confronts its own defeats
Senegal Senegal: Sonko jokes about Mané’s 2029 run at Bambali agro launch At Bambali, Ousmane Sonko teased Sadio Mané about a possible political bid in…
View More Senegal: Sonko jokes about Mané’s 2029 run at Bambali agro launch
Paris Saint-Germain secured a 2-1 win over Olympique de Marseille at the Vélodrome on Sunday, extending their winning run to three matches in all competitions…
View More PSG beats Marseille 2-1 at the Vélodrome as OM’s losing streak hits five
Does he miss the days when he was just the head of the presidential guard, working quietly behind the scenes without a care? Today in…
View More Niger: General Tiani’s grip on power slips as fear of his own army takes over
Kylian Mbappé is now in his third season at Real Madrid, wearing the iconic number 10 shirt for the second year running. But his story…
View More Mbappé’s PSG transfer: the on-pitch request that changed everything
Benin secures continental title with straight-games victory Benin has captured the African AirBadminton men’s triples crown, defeating Mauritius 3-0 in the final on Saturday, September…
View More Benin beats Mauritius 3-0 to claim AirBadminton men’s triples gold in Entebbe
Benin’s CCI approves 2027 budget: 6.6 billion FCFA, 2.1 billion for investment The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin (CCI Benin) held its second…
View More Benin’s CCI allocates 6.6 billion FCFA for 2027, with 2.1 billion earmarked for investment
Ousmane Sonko traveled to Bambali, in the Sédhiou region, at the invitation of Sadio Mané to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Senegalese striker’s agro-industrial…
View More Bambali agro park: Ousmane Sonko joins Sadio Mané as 11.7 billion FCFA project breaks ground