Le barreau nigérien sous pression : anatomie d’une affaire qui dépasse un simple avocat Le dossier de Me Abdourahamane Lirwana, avocat poursuivi pour ses publications en ligne, révèle une mécanique judiciaire qui interroge bien au-delà de sa personne. Placé sous mandat de dépôt il y a quinze jours, il comparaissaitContinue Reading
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Behind Niger’s fuel price debate: a decision shaped by deeper pressures The recommendation came at the close of the first extraordinary session of 2026 of the Conseil Consultatif de la Refondation (CCR), and it landed like a thunderclap — even though it merely confirmed what many had long feared. Niger’sContinue Reading
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By Alasane OUEDRAOGO — JournalistContinue 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
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
The arrival of a multisectoral Algerian delegation at the Benin Deal Room 2026, held in Cotonou from 16 to 18 September, says less about protocol than about intent. Algiers wants its African presence to translate into tangible economic partnerships — pharmaceuticals, energy, infrastructure, public enterprises. Yet behind the Beninese opportunityContinue Reading
The loss of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 in the coastal belt around Igbokoda, Ondo State, is more than a single air disaster. It exposes the quiet pressures facing a military transport fleet stretched across routine missions, and it raises hard questions about what happens when an aircraft simply vanishesContinue Reading