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Category: Actualités
Burkina Faso’s pivot from Paris to Moscow: a genuine break or a simple change of dependence?
When Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, appeared on BF1 TV in late September, he did not merely dismiss any prospect of repairing diplomatic…
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Rita Djédjé, Apoutchou National et Serey Dié : que reproche exactement la justice dans l’affaire des 320 millions FCFA ?
Une question taraude l’opinion ivoirienne : comment une opération immobilière présentée comme une opportunité d’investissement a-t-elle pu mobiliser plus de 320 millions de FCFA auprès…
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Can Paris and Niamey still talk after two agents’ expulsion?
Can Paris and Niamey still talk after two agents’ expulsion? The question hangs over Franco-Nigerien relations after French authorities declared two agents of Niger’s intelligence…
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Will a new methodological guide fix the DRC’s local security governance?
By AMINA SALEY — Journalist
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1.9 billion FCFA heist between Dakar and Abidjan: can investigators untangle West Africa’s boldest bank fraud?
What happens when a fraudulent transfer slips through the defences of two banks in two countries? That is the question at the heart of a…
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Burkina Faso dry season 2026-2027: can 254.79 billion FCFA and 750 subsidized boreholes really secure the harvest?
Can Benin’s Fidjrossè-Ouidah coastline be developed without destroying its wetlands?
Can Benin develop its coastline without sacrificing its natural defenses? The stretch of coast between Fidjrossè and Ouidah has become a testing ground for a…
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Will Benin’s record 4,757 billion FCFA budget for 2027 deliver real change?
Benin’s government has taken a decisive step in preparing the 2027 fiscal year by sending its draft finance bill to the National Assembly for review…
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Can Benin’s 4,757 billion FCFA budget for 2027 deliver on its promises?
The government of Benin has taken a decisive step in preparing the 2027 fiscal year by submitting its draft finance bill to the National Assembly…
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Chad’s solar gamble: can photovoltaics break the thermal energy deadlock?
By IBRAHIM OUMAROU — Journalist
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Can Europe’s first trade mission to Benin turn ambition into lasting investment?
Can a single three-day trade mission reshape the economic ties between Benin and Europe? That is the question hanging over Cotonou this week, as the…
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