Affordable housing, smoother daily commutes, smarter waste collection, flood protection and job creation: Benin’s urban transition is gaining momentum, and the FIC 2026 forum in Cotonou offered a rare look at what is actually driving it. Behind the official theme of low-carbon territorial economies lies a more revealing story —Continue Reading
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Joseph Kabila’s emergence as head of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), unveiled in Goma, is more revealing for what it says about the conflict’s underlying architecture than for the announcement itself. The former Congolese president now leads a politico-military platform that draws together senior figures fromContinue Reading
The rationale behind a military uniform production unit The recent groundbreaking of a military uniform manufacturing facility in Niger, with an announced daily capacity of 1,000 uniforms and financed directly by the National Solidarity Fund for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (FSSP), has reignited discussions about the government’s spending priorities.Continue Reading
The eruption of an oil well in the Agadem basin has ignited serious environmental concerns and reopened the debate over the responsibility of Nigerien authorities, the terms of the partnership with China, and the tensions between Niamey and Beijing. As pollution risks loom, transparency and the protection of local populationsContinue Reading
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Five magistrates were sworn in on 6 October 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria, to join the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Among them is Désiré Henri Aihou of Benin. They begin a four-year, non-renewable term. The composition of the new bench and how itContinue Reading
Why does a name tied to a twenty-two-year-old bombing keep resurfacing at the exact moment Togo is scrambling to secure its northern border? The answer lies less in any single allegation than in the mechanics of a murky trade: private brokers who move between arms suppliers, political offices and militaryContinue Reading
The scale of forced displacement across the central Sahel has reached a level that demands closer scrutiny. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) now places the combined number of displaced persons and refugees in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at close to four million —Continue Reading