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Gabonese Head of State Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema touched down in Abidjan on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, to join Côte d’Ivoire in marking its 66th Independence Day. The official visit underscores the deep bonds of cooperation and fraternity uniting both nations. Stepping off the aircraft at Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, President Oligui Nguema was greeted […]

Diplomatic pragmatism at the heart of Porto-Novo’s strategy The Bénin is charting a bold path in West African geopolitics, embracing a multi-alignment diplomacy that balances new partnerships with long-standing alliances. Recent high-level talks in Saint-Petersbourg underscored this approach, as Béninese and Russian officials laid the groundwork for expanded cooperation across critical sectors. Evgueni Grigoriev, head […]

The Joint Expanded Verification Mechanism (MCVE+), established nearly four months ago in Montreux to oversee the truce between Kinshasa and the AFC/M23, remains paralyzed. The standoff stems from the AFC/M23’s decision to expel one of three Congolese officers deployed in mid-July to Goma to represent the FARDC within the framework. The rebel movement claims the […]

Ivory Coast accelerates energy transition with national pact steering committee The Steering Committee of the Ivorian National Energy Pact (PNE) convened its inaugural session on August 4, 2026, at the SCIAM building in Abidjan. Chaired by Dr. Souleymane DIARRASSOUBA, Minister of Planning and Development, the meeting brought together key officials including the Minister of Mines, […]

World Bank delegation led by Ousmane Diagana visits Dakar to boost Senegal partnership Senegal advances its economic transformation agenda, focusing on industrialization, job creation, infrastructure development and investment mobilization during this period. Ousmane Diagana, Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa, is on an official visit to Dakar from August 4 […]

Bénin Bénin senate to elect leadership for historic first term A defining moment in Benin’s transition to a bicameral system arrives Thursday as 25 senators convene to elect the chamber’s inaugural executive leadership. Key figures involved Patrice Talon Adrien Houngbédji Table of contents Top contenders for the presidency Forming the restricted executive On Thursday, August […]

In a significant shift within Senegal’s political landscape, Lansana Gagny Sakho, a prominent technocrat and long-time ally of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, has publicly distanced himself from the government’s economic direction. His remarks reflect growing disillusionment with the trajectory of Senegal’s economy under the current administration, marking a departure from his previously unwavering support for […]

Un mémorandum confidentiel de l’AIEA datant de 2009 révélait que l’uranium congolais partait vers la Chine via les exportations de cobalt. Quinze ans plus tard, aucune mesure diplomatique n’a été prise. Entre 2000 et 2024, la RDC aurait exporté entre 2 000 et 5 000 tonnes d’uranium non déclarées, exposant les failles du contrôle nucléaire […]