The interview granted by Ibrahim Traoré on 27 September 2026 to take stock of his four years in power primarily presented the official interpretation of his actions. Military operations, territories announced as reconquered, equipment, investments and economic initiatives: the government has many elements to defend its record. But a nationalContinue Reading
Cameroon media storm: what Vision 4’s one-month suspension means for press freedom and the Martinez Zogo trial The media landscape in Cameroon is facing unprecedented turbulence after the country’s broadcasting regulator handed down a controversial one-month suspension against Vision 4, a television channel owned by businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga. TheContinue Reading
The Thali oil permit in Cameroon has reached a pivotal moment, but the fallout from Yaoundé’s decision to approve Prime Global Energies’ 42.5% stake is sparking intense debate. Tower Resources, the British operator behind the offshore permit, has received presidential authorization for the transaction—an arrangement that could inject $15 millionContinue Reading
Public debate ignites following landmark Abidjan agreement The Entente Council and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have inked a three-year cooperation memorandum in Abidjan-Cocody, sparking immediate reactions from regional analysts and policymakers. Signed on September 29, 2026, the agreement seeks to consolidate peacebuilding effortsContinue Reading
The curtains fell on a highly anticipated meeting in Lomé this week as Faure Gnassingbé, Chairperson of the African Union’s High-Level Committee for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), received Floribert Anzuluni, Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Regional Integration, for a strategic closed-door session. Anzuluni, dispatched by Kinshasa toContinue Reading
Northern Nigeria has once again been plunged into a familiar nightmare. Within the span of just two days, at least 87 people — the vast majority of them women — were seized in two separate raids by gunmen in Niger and Zamfara states. The abductions have reignited public outrage andContinue Reading
The loss of a Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber in the Amur region of Russia’s Far East has triggered an outpouring of reaction at home and abroad, and it has pushed a difficult question to the centre of the debate: what does the destruction of one of these aircraft actuallyContinue Reading
The three-day gathering of the Union of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions of La Francophonie (UCESIF) in Bucharest has ended, and the fallout is already reshaping conversations in Benin and across the francophone world. From 28 to 30 September 2026, a delegation led by Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, presidentContinue Reading
Benin’s defense establishment set off a fresh round of public discussion about the country’s security partnerships after an Algerian offer to broaden military cooperation. The proposal, which centers on training and capacity-building for Benin’s armed forces, has quickly moved beyond the negotiating table and into a wider debate about howContinue Reading
The 2026 Public Finance Review outlines strategic budgetary policies designed to enhance Gabon’s fiscal sustainability, stimulate job creation, and elevate living standards for its citizens. Key findings uncovered Revenue streams: From 2014 to 2024, non-oil tax revenues averaged just 10.5% of GDP—far below peer averages—largely due to widespread tax exemptionsContinue Reading
At the helm of the Diamond Capital Convention’s opening ceremony in Douala on September 24, 2026, Cameroon’s Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé delivered a stark warning: central Africa’s capital markets must evolve rapidly—or risk falling even further behind in fueling growth for Cameroon and the wider CEMAC region. The landmarkContinue Reading
A night that wiped out hundreds of livelihoods in the Plateaux region The main building of the Grand Marché d’Anié went up in flames overnight, leaving the commercial heart of Togo’s Plateaux region in ruins. Traders stood by helplessly as their stalls, stock and savings turned to ash. No livesContinue Reading