After a turbulent season marked by financial strain and sporting disappointment, Olympique de Marseille faces significant changes in its defensive lineup. Leonardo Balerdi, one of the club’s most scrutinized defenders, is on the brink of a transfer this summer. From intransferable to inevitable departure Just months ago, Leonardo Balerdi wasContinue Reading
The government in Niamey has quietly conceded to economic realities, abandoning its earlier defiance against Chinese petroleum giants. Facing a severe shortage of foreign reserves and limited access to international financing, authorities have just finalized a series of oil agreements with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). This strategic pivotContinue Reading
The fragile stability of Mali has become the latest battleground in a high-stakes geopolitical rivalry, with Morocco and Algeria wielding influence through proxy forces on Malian soil. Recent coordinated actions by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Front de Libération de l’Azawad (FLA) have exposed Algeria’s hiddenContinue Reading
Cheikh Diba, Senegal’s Minister of Finance, recently disclosed to the National Assembly that the Plan de Redressement Économique et Social (PRES) had generated 63.4 billion West African CFA francs in the current year. These figures emerged amid tense negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), prompting Waly Diouf Bodian, aContinue Reading
The government in Niamey has quietly conceded to economic realities, abandoning its earlier defiance against Chinese petroleum giants. Facing a severe shortage of foreign reserves and limited access to international financing, authorities have just finalized a series of oil agreements with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). This strategic pivotContinue Reading
Culture and ideas — Documentary Children in Cameroon face the lingering shadow of Boko Haram Video reserved for subscribers Subscribe to access our video content Log in In “The Shadow of Boko Haram,” an award-winning documentary by Cameroonian filmmaker Cyrielle Raingou, the daily struggles of young lives caught between terrorContinue Reading
Andoni Iraola hails Arsenal’s Premier League crown after Bournemouth draw Following the goalless stalemate between Bournemouth and Manchester City, which mathematically secured Arsenal’s first English top-flight title in two decades, Cherries boss Andoni Iraola extended his congratulations to the Gunners and their manager, Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard praised the cohesiveContinue Reading
Tchad Tchad: 22.5 million USD French backing to revive cotton sector Tchad, the second-largest cotton producer in Central Africa, secures a US$22.5 million investment from France to strengthen and revitalize its cotton industry. Tchad stands as the second-largest cotton producer in Central Africa, trailing only Cameroon. Yet, despite its potential,Continue Reading
Is Bamako still secure? Once a forbidden question, it now hangs over the capital with grim urgency. On a Tuesday in May 2026, the rural commune of Siby, just 30 kilometers from the city center, became the stage for an unprecedented assault. Militants from the Group for the Support ofContinue Reading
The political segment of the 11th annual review of UEMOA community reforms took place this Tuesday in Dakar, following a brief one-day postponement. The session, attended by the President of the UEMOA Commission, Abdoulaye Diop, highlighted that while Senegal maintains a generally satisfactory performance across 145 evaluated reforms, a slightContinue Reading
Forum du Justiciable decries attempts to link Ousmane Sonko to Ndiaga Seck case Babacar Ba, the esteemed president of the Forum du Justiciable, has unequivocally come to the defense of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, strongly rejecting any efforts to associate him with the arrest of Ndiaga Seck. Ba characterized theseContinue Reading
Why the Tabaski sheep is breaking Senegalese households Every year, millions of Senegalese plunge into debt to buy a sheep for Tabaski, transforming a religious duty into a social nightmare that drains family budgets and fuels a dangerous credit cycle. Two weeks before Tabaski, a wave of dread sweeps throughContinue Reading