Kemi Seba protected by Niamey while Niger strips its own citizens: the coherence problem facing Tiani
Niamey is stripping some of its own citizens of nationality while continuing to shield Kemi Seba, a Beninese national wanted by Cotonou’s courts. The contradiction…
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Gabon’s poultry import ban: a direct test of economic sovereignty
Economy Gabon’s poultry import ban: a direct test of economic sovereignty Libreville, Thursday 24 September 2026 – The dispute between Libreville and Washington over poultry…
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Niger: 57 security personnel killed in two coordinated attacks on september 23
Two coordinated attacks claim 57 lives in a single day On September 23, 2026, Niger’s defense and security forces suffered one of their deadliest days…
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Côte d’Ivoire takes debt-for-education model to UNICEF talks in New York
At the UNICEF high-level meetings held in New York on 21 and 22 September 2026, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba,…
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Burkina Faso’s Sky Dragon 30 missile system: a costly prop in a war that isn’t fought in the sky
The rollout was pure theater, stage-managed by the transition government’s communication machine: high-definition cameras, tight shots of gleaming armored vehicles, and martial speeches about the…
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Burkina Faso: anti-terror crackdown becomes sweeping campaign against Muslim clerics
In Burkina Faso, the line between fighting armed extremism and suppressing religious freedom has never been so blurred. Under the guise of rooting out the…
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Abala-Filingué: GARSI patrol wiped out, casualties mount in Niger’s Tillabéri region
A deadly ambush in Tillabéri A patrol from Niger’s Rapid Action Surveillance and Intervention Group (GARSI) was targeted this morning in the Abala-Filingué department by…
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Benin issues 1,422 chance equality cards as disability inclusion push accelerates
Benin’s disability inclusion drive has moved up a gear. Social Affairs and Microfinance Minister Véronique Tognifodé has officially handed over 1,422 new chance equality cards…
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KwaMakhutha: eleven killed in night attack on a Durban township home
At least eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were shot dead in the early hours of wednesday, 23 september 2026, when three armed men stormed…
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Burkina Faso receives 25,000 tonnes of Russian wheat amid self-sufficiency claims
The gap between official rhetoric and reality has become almost absurd. On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities once again rolled out the…
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Ghana: Salomay Awiti’s secret detention ignites judicial crisis
What began as a pre-dawn operation against a nurse in Techiman has spiraled into a full-blown test of Ghana’s democratic institutions. Salomay Bafoh Awiti, a…
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Pope Leo XIV lands in France for a four-day apostolic visit across Paris, Lourdes and Metz
France is set to host a major ecclesial and diplomatic event starting Friday, September 25, 2026, as Pope Leo XIV arrives for his first official…
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