In Niger, tax inspectors display tireless zeal when they descend on informal traders and corner shops. Send them after the country’s heavyweight corporations, however, and that same administration suddenly loses its footing. A newly documented stock of unpaid tax liabilities — 334 billion FCFA — shows just how lopsided theContinue Reading
As the 2026-2027 academic year opens in Benin, the Aspirants au Métier d’Enseignant — known simply as AME — are moving into a fresh stage of their professional journey. After a series of decisions designed to lift their earnings and their living standards, the authorities have now launched a step-by-stepContinue Reading
There is one sentence from General Yacouba Isaac Zida that cuts straight through the political theatre staged in Ouagadougou: real sovereignty, he argues, is not about picking which foreign power to lean on, but about building the capacity to lean on nobody at all. With that single observation, the formerContinue Reading
Thousands of plastic water sachets, slit open and stamped into the ground in the middle of a street. The precious liquid meant for the Russian fighters of Africa Corps seeped away into the dry soil of the Sahel, drowned out by the shouts of an angry crowd. Filmed and passedContinue Reading
Le Cameroun est engagé dans une course contre la montre pour réunir les fonds nécessaires au rachat de la Société Générale Cameroun (SGC), désormais appelée ex-filiale du groupe français. L’opération pourrait mobiliser jusqu’à 432 millions de dollars, soit environ 260 milliards de francs CFA. Cette somme couvre à la foisContinue Reading
Une première séance plénière historique à Cotonou Les sénateurs béninois se sont réunis pour la toute première fois en séance plénière officielle ce mardi 15 septembre 2026 à Cotonou, au siège provisoire de l’institution. Cette rencontre marque le démarrage effectif des activités de la chambre haute du Parlement. Des prioritésContinue Reading
Le long des frontières septentrionales du Bénin, la pression terroriste ne faiblit pas. Face à cette réalité, l’exécutif béninois assume une ligne directrice sans ambiguïté : refuser que le calendrier de la guerre asymétrique lui soit imposé. C’est dans cette logique que plusieurs établissements scolaires implantés dans les « zonesContinue Reading
The following account examines the widening divide between the security discourse maintained by Niger’s transitional authorities and the lived experience of communities repeatedly exposed to armed attacks. They pledged to seize back control. To restore safety. To return to Niger its sovereignty and its dignity. Three years on from theContinue Reading
The assault on the army camp at Dioura, in Mali’s Mopti region, has left close to 80 Malian soldiers dead, making it one of the heaviest single losses suffered by the country’s armed forces in recent times. The attack unfolded on 10 September. Hours later, the Group for the SupportContinue Reading
At least fifty Malian soldiers and five Russian paramilitaries serving with Africa Corps — the structure that took over from Wagner — were killed on Thursday 10 September when jihadist fighters overran the military camp at Dioura, in central Mali. Regional authorities confirmed the scale of the bloodshed on MondayContinue Reading
A journalist has not been seen in public for weeks. A head of state has likewise withdrawn from view. Between these two absences, one question is steadily gaining ground in Niamey: what is genuinely happening at the highest level of the Nigerien state? Since 31 August, Moussa Kaka has givenContinue Reading
Une avancée majeure dans la lutte contre les filières d’émigration irrégulière au Sénégal : l’exploitation d’un carnet manuscrit de 200 pages attribué à un passeur présumé surnommé Malian. Ce document, intégré au dossier judiciaire, dévoile le fonctionnement d’un réseau structuré autour du slogan Barça walla Barsakh, c’est-à-dire Barcelone ou laContinue Reading