Niger’s external liabilities top 12,900 billion FCFA as financial dependence deepens
In Niamey, the official line keeps celebrating a clean break with the old economic order. The consolidated accounts say something else entirely. At the close…
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Benin’s school canteens now feed 1.9 million children
When the 2026-2027 school year opened in Benin, the country’s school canteen scheme crossed a fresh milestone: 1.9 million children now sit down to a…
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Sifi Grine in Bamako: why Algeria’s visit forces Assimi Goïta’s junta to lower its tone
Algeria’s prime minister, Sifi Grine, travelled to Bamako on Monday for an official visit, standing shoulder to shoulder with the man who runs Mali, army…
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Martinez Zogo case in Cameroon: decisive hearing closes for lead investigator
Colonel Jean-Pierre Otoulou stepped up to the stand and defended the way he conducted the investigation into the death of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo. He…
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Burkina Faso’s sovereignty on credit: who really pays for the rearmament
A narrative of reclaimed control Since Captain Ibrahim Traoré assumed power, an official narrative has gradually taken shape: that of a Burkina Faso which has…
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Mali’s army suffers its heaviest defeat as Dioura camp falls to JNIM
Residents of Dioura, a garrison town in the cercle of Tenenkou at the heart of Mali, were still sleeping when the first rockets struck the…
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Niger’s 334 billion FCFA tax arrears expose a state that kneels to big business
Niger’s tax administration can pounce on a street vendor who owes a few hundred thousand francs within days. Send the same officers after a telecommunications…
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Benin’s AME teachers: pay, social protection and integration in 2026-2027
A staged route into public service for Benin’s teacher aspirants When classrooms reopen for the 2026-2027 academic year, the Aspirants au Métier d’Enseignant (AME) of…
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Swapping patrons is not freedom: the sovereignty illusion under Ibrahim Traoré
“True sovereignty,” General Yacouba Isaac Zida states bluntly, “is not about picking which power you depend on — it is about building the means to…
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Niger : la rue de Niamey se soulève contre les troupes russes après des tirs sur l’armée
Niamey en ébullition : des sachets d’eau saccagés pour dire non à Moscou Des milliers de sachets d’eau potable, destinés aux combattants d’Africa Corps, ont…
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Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré bars former premier Kyélem de Tambèla from leaving the country
Burkina Faso’s former prime minister Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla has been prevented from leaving the country, under a decision taken by the authorities of Captain…
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Cameroun : Yaoundé en quête de 432 millions USD pour racheter l’ex-filiale de Société Générale
Le Cameroun est engagé dans une course contre la montre pour réunir les fonds nécessaires au rachat de la Société Générale Cameroun (SGC), désormais appelée…
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