Can Niger’s junta survive its own paranoia after the failed coup?
In Niger, the military regime has taken another step in its reckless flight forward. Just days after a brutal reshuffle at the top of the…
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Can Benin’s Cotonou-Niamey corridor become West Africa’s logistics backbone?
Can a single 729-kilometer road determine the economic fate of an entire region? For Benin, that question is no longer theoretical. With the Autonomous Port…
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Will a drone strike on Mecca’s holy ground spark an all-out Yemen war?
Can Saudi Arabia keep the holy city of Mecca safe from Houthi drones, or will one successful strike ignite a regional war? That is the…
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Can Niger’s junta protect anyone? 500 worshippers abducted after Friday prayers expose a growing security void
On 21 August 2026, Niger crossed a line that many feared but few could imagine. As worshippers filed out of Friday prayers, gunmen surrounded several…
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Has Nigeria’s military finally broken the jihadist grip in the northeast?
The Nigerian Armed Forces have delivered a crushing blow to Boko Haram and ISWAP in the Lake Chad region, raising a critical question: can these…
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Can Benin turn a Paris bookstore into a cultural crossroads for 26 days?
From 22 September to 17 October 2026, Fnac Saint-Lazare in Paris will host a 26-day spotlight on Benin. Can a commercial bookstore transform itself into…
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Can Senegal’s special funds ever be brought under real parliamentary control?
Can Senegal’s special funds ever be brought under real parliamentary control? A high-stakes legal battle is now unfolding that could determine whether Senegal’s unaccountable special…
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What does Wadagni’s Gisozi tribute really signal for Benin-Rwanda relations?
KIGALI — Benin’s president Romuald Wadagni opened a two-day official visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, his first diplomatic trip of this kind…
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Thomas Sankara’s memory: an icon for Africa, a family left behind?
A grandiose ceremony for a contested memory On 17 May 2025, Burkina Faso inaugurated with great fanfare the mausoleum of Thomas Sankara and his twelve…
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Burkina Faso: can a self-declared 85% efficiency score survive contact with reality?
Picture a civil servant in a provincial town in Burkina Faso, arriving at an office with no electricity, no working internet connection and no stationery,…
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Niger’s 15 September reshuffle: can rewarding loyalists keep the CNSP in power?
The decree signed on 15 September 2026 by General Abdourahamane Tiani fools no one. Dressed up, without much conviction, as a simple “technical reorganisation”, this…
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Can Niger’s press survive the junta’s new media crackdown?
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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