There is one sentence from General Yacouba Isaac Zida that cuts straight through the political theatre staged in Ouagadougou: real sovereignty, he argues, is not about picking which foreign power to lean on, but about building the capacity to lean on nobody at all. With that single observation, the formerContinue Reading
Thousands of plastic water sachets, slit open and stamped into the ground in the middle of a street. The precious liquid meant for the Russian fighters of Africa Corps seeped away into the dry soil of the Sahel, drowned out by the shouts of an angry crowd. Filmed and passedContinue Reading
Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla, who headed Burkina Faso’s government as prime minister, has been barred from travelling beyond the country’s borders, a measure attributed to the authorities led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The restriction adds another chapter to the tightening grip that the transitional power exercises over a number ofContinue Reading
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 ex-filiale du groupe français. L’opération pourrait mobiliser jusqu’à 432 millions de dollars, soit environ 260 milliards de francs CFA. Cette somme couvre à la foisContinue Reading
Le gouvernement du Burkina Faso a approuvé une enveloppe de 104,175 milliards de francs CFA pour renforcer les infrastructures électriques. L’objectif : raccorder plus de 250 000 foyers et hisser le taux d’électrification à 70 % d’ici 2030. Ce programme s’inscrit dans le Pacte national de l’énergie et le planContinue Reading
Une première séance plénière historique à Cotonou Les sénateurs béninois se sont réunis pour la toute première fois en séance plénière officielle ce mardi 15 septembre 2026 à Cotonou, au siège provisoire de l’institution. Cette rencontre marque le démarrage effectif des activités de la chambre haute du Parlement. Des prioritésContinue Reading
Le long des frontières septentrionales du Bénin, la pression terroriste ne faiblit pas. Face à cette réalité, l’exécutif béninois assume une ligne directrice sans ambiguïté : refuser que le calendrier de la guerre asymétrique lui soit imposé. C’est dans cette logique que plusieurs établissements scolaires implantés dans les « zonesContinue Reading
LOMÉ, 14 September 2026 — On 1 September 2026, a leading figure in Togolese medicine and higher education assumed control of West Africa’s health policies. Professor Palokinam Pitché has been appointed president of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO). Selected as part of the renewal of ECOWAS governing bodies forContinue Reading
The removal of Moussa Salaou Barmou from the head of Niger’s armed forces, less than two weeks after the coup attempt of 28 and 29 August, raises a question far deeper than a routine military reshuffle. In this crisis, General Barmou emerges above all as the symbol of a faultContinue Reading
The following account examines the widening divide between the security discourse maintained by Niger’s transitional authorities and the lived experience of communities repeatedly exposed to armed attacks. They pledged to seize back control. To restore safety. To return to Niger its sovereignty and its dignity. Three years on from theContinue Reading
The assault on the army camp at Dioura, in Mali’s Mopti region, has left close to 80 Malian soldiers dead, making it one of the heaviest single losses suffered by the country’s armed forces in recent times. The attack unfolded on 10 September. Hours later, the Group for the SupportContinue Reading
At least fifty Malian soldiers and five Russian paramilitaries serving with Africa Corps — the structure that took over from Wagner — were killed on Thursday 10 September when jihadist fighters overran the military camp at Dioura, in central Mali. Regional authorities confirmed the scale of the bloodshed on MondayContinue Reading