Benin’s Ministry of Health has reached a decisive milestone in its long-running effort to rebuild the country’s human resources for health. In an official statement dated 7 October 2026, Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin released the names of the candidates selected for the fourth cohort of the “Bridging the Gaps” project.Continue Reading
When Beninese and German delegations wrapped up their strategic bilateral consultations at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Cooperation in Cotonou on Thursday, 8 October 2026, the immediate takeaway seemed straightforward: a fresh €15 million commitment. But the real story lies in the mechanics behind the announcement — and inContinue Reading
Niger’s transitional authorities have made “national sovereignty” and the “rejection of foreign oversight” a central pillar of their political messaging. Yet the arithmetic of public finance has once again forced its own verdict. On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the International Monetary Fund announced a staff-level agreement following a mission toContinue Reading
Niger’s Diffa oil leak crisis: governance failures behind an ecological emergency Diffa, Niger — For the best part of a week, a dark slick has been spreading across the land in the Diffa region of eastern Niger, and the silence surrounding it reveals as much about Niger’s environmental governance asContinue Reading
In a late-September interview broadcast on BF1 TV, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, rejected any prospect of normalising diplomatic relations with France, using unusually blunt language to criticise Paris’s posture. The remarks fit a pattern that has defined his administration since it took power in September 2022: aContinue Reading
The machinery behind a celebrity real estate scandal in Côte d’Ivoire This investigation goes beyond a simple legal case. It exposes the inner workings of a system where fame, social media and real estate ambitions collided. Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, widely known as “Maman Caï-Caï”, now stands at the centreContinue Reading
The French government’s decision to designate two operatives of Niger’s intelligence service as personae non gratae — men formally assigned to Niger’s embassy in Paris — offers more than a fresh diplomatic headache. It exposes the structural decay of a partnership that has been unravelling since the summer of 2023,Continue Reading
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The financial circles of Dakar and Abidjan are reeling from a suspected bank fraud involving an estimated 1.9 billion CFA francs. Two banking institutions were reportedly caught off guard by forged transfer orders that enabled large sums to be moved fraudulently. In Dakar, the Section de Recherches has already madeContinue Reading
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The $1 billion sale of Oryx Energies tells a bigger story than a simple change of ownership. The deal, which values the Swiss hydrocarbon trader at roughly a billion dollars, reveals how Africa’s energy landscape has shifted: the real prize is no longer just buying and selling fuel, but owningContinue Reading
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