World Bank’s $5.3 billion active portfolio in Côte d’Ivoire takes center stage at Abidjan open days
The World Bank Group’s active portfolio in Côte d’Ivoire comprises 25 projects with a total value of $5.3 billion. This figure was highlighted on Monday,…
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Burkina Faso’s Nanga armored vehicles: the secret defense shield hiding inflated costs and phantom production
What was presented as a landmark achievement in Burkina Faso’s push for military self-reliance is now raising serious doubts. Nearly 300 armored vehicles, dubbed “Nanga”…
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Togo’s regime hires Chadian rebels to crush opposition
What looks like regional peace mediation is actually a cynical political bargain. In Lomé, the presence of foreign rebel leaders and armed movement cadres tells…
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Moussa Kaka missing in Niamey: RSF demands answers from Niger’s transitional government
The disappearance of veteran Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka in Niamey has triggered international alarm, with press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demanding immediate clarity…
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Cameroon: four journalists convicted over minister’s eyeglasses case
Published today at 15:22 Reading time: 1 minute. Generated file Read in the app Damien Glez Franco-Burkinabè cartoonist and editorialist. By Marie Mbarga — Political…
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Mali: Africa Corps has lost 358 troops in three years, exceeding French losses by sixfold
A stark milestone that unsettles the official narrative The Russian paramilitary contingent in Mali, initially deployed under the Wagner banner and now operating as Africa…
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Nigeria: 48 dead, 180 poisoned by methanol-laced alcohol in Ondo state
At least 48 people have died and nearly 180 others are battling severe poisoning after drinking homemade alcohol adulterated with methanol in Ondo state, south-west…
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The $410 million US migration deal pulling the AES toward Washington
The capitals of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have loudly proclaimed an ideological break with traditional Western powers, the United States and France foremost…
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Mali’s 66th independence day marked by severe security strain
On tuesday, september 22, 2026, Mali marks the 66th anniversary of its accession to international sovereignty. Yet more than six decades after the 1960 independence…
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Mali: Assimi Goïta’s independence speech fact-checked against reality
On the occasion of Independence Day, the address to the nation by the President of the Transition, General Assimi Goïta, struck a triumphant tone. Between…
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Nanga armoured vehicles: Burkina Faso’s local production claim faces scrutiny
Burkina Faso’s military government claims it has developed nearly 300 Nanga armoured vehicles locally. But a fundamental question remains unanswered: where are these vehicles actually…
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Sévaré attack exposes hard limits of Mali’s military strategy
The JNIM strike on Sévaré air base and the Konna military camp has laid bare a hard truth: Mali’s security architecture, despite heavy investment and…
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