À Assamaka, aux portes du Sahara, l’Algérie et le Niger ont officiellement mis en service leur liaison transsaharienne à fibre optique. Derrière les kilomètres de câble et les promesses de haut débit se joue bien davantage qu’un simple projet télécom : accès à la bande passante internationale, réduction de laContinue Reading
By Alasane OUEDRAOGO — JournalistContinue Reading
By Alasane OUEDRAOGO — JournalistContinue Reading
Benin is quietly consolidating its position as one of West Africa’s most resilient economies, and the latest projections from the World Bank suggest the country’s upward trajectory is far from over. The institution’s medium-term outlook puts Benin on a path of sustained expansion through 2027, with growth rates that outpaceContinue Reading
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The legal saga surrounding Kémi Séba has entered a new phase in South Africa, and the recent court ruling offers a revealing glimpse into the intersection of law, diplomacy, and regional politics. On October 6, 2026, South African judges rejected the defense’s argument that the activist’s Nigerien diplomatic status shouldContinue Reading
The Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) has confirmed that it withdrew its fighters from Kidal, in northern Mali, characterising the move as a “controlled strategic retreat.” The separatist movement insists its combatants left the town without engaging in direct ground combat and that the decision is only temporary.Continue Reading
On 5 October 2026, a Moscow court formally recognised thirteen individuals and five organisations from the Baltic states as accomplices of Nazi Germany. The decision, long in preparation, is not a mere historical footnote. It is a calculated move that turns a Second World War chapter into a live instrumentContinue Reading
The wave of weapons seizures unfolding in Bissau is far more than a routine security sweep. Behind the containers prised open and the houses searched lies a deeper contest over who will control Guinea-Bissau’s political trajectory — and, crucially, whether former president Umaro Sissoco Embaló will be allowed anywhere nearContinue Reading
The first acceptance firing of the M51.3 strategic ballistic missile from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant did not happen in a vacuum. It took place against a steady erosion of Europe’s security environment, where airspace violations, drone incursions and mounting friction between Russia and NATO members have becomeContinue Reading
With less than three months remaining before Gabon’s ban on imported broiler chicken takes effect on 1 January 2027, Libreville and Washington are locked in a high-stakes trade confrontation. Yet the real story lies beneath the surface: a deeper struggle over how far a sovereign state can push to shieldContinue Reading
As Ouagadougou lights up for the national days of patriotic commitment and civic participation, the transitional government is rolling out its full communications machinery. The “Allée des services au peuple” stands as the showcase of the Progressive Popular Revolution regime: online criminal records, digital nationality certificates, and the computerisation ofContinue Reading