What does the junta’s new press law really mean for Niger? In Niger, the military government has unveiled a fresh legal framework for electronic media…
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Author: AMINA SALEY
Journalist
Gabon’s public debt drops back below the 70% of GDP threshold
Gabon now has a far clearer picture of what it actually owes. A state-commissioned audit, closed out on 31 December 2025, has pegged the country’s…
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Digitalisation du foncier au Gabon : le Ministre de l’Économie rejoint le protocole avec SNEDAI GROUPE
Digitalisation du foncier au Gabon : le Ministre de l’Économie rejoint le protocole avec SNEDAI GROUPE par · 15 septembre 2026 éorte sur la mise…
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Niger’s uranium slide: at Somaïr, an industrial breakdown dressed up as a logistics problem
Held up as the definitive proof that Niger had finally taken its resources back into its own hands, the daily operation of the Société des…
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Defections, shortages and Russian bullets: inside the collapse of Niger’s military morale
The barracks are no longer loyal More than eighteen months after the 26 July 2023 coup, the patriotic façade displayed by Niger’s military government is…
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Benin: schools reopen nationwide on 14 September 2026
Benin’s classrooms come back to life on 14 September On Monday 14 September 2026, schools across Benin opened their doors once again. Pupils returned to…
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Niger: SONIDEP’s 2026 losses set to reach 28 billion FCFA
The hidden price of a frozen pump price Holding fuel prices steady at the pump looks like a simple act of protection for households. For…
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Martinez Zogo case in Cameroon: decisive hearing closes for lead investigator
Colonel Jean-Pierre Otoulou stepped up to the stand and defended the way he conducted the investigation into the death of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo. He…
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Burkina Faso’s sovereignty on credit: who really pays for the rearmament
A narrative of reclaimed control Since Captain Ibrahim Traoré assumed power, an official narrative has gradually taken shape: that of a Burkina Faso which has…
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Mali’s army suffers its heaviest defeat as Dioura camp falls to JNIM
Residents of Dioura, a garrison town in the cercle of Tenenkou at the heart of Mali, were still sleeping when the first rockets struck the…
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Niger’s 334 billion FCFA tax arrears expose a state that kneels to big business
Niger’s tax administration can pounce on a street vendor who owes a few hundred thousand francs within days. Send the same officers after a telecommunications…
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Benin’s AME teachers: pay, social protection and integration in 2026-2027
A staged route into public service for Benin’s teacher aspirants When classrooms reopen for the 2026-2027 academic year, the Aspirants au Métier d’Enseignant (AME) of…
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