Politics Chad’s Supreme Court seals 20-year prison term for opposition leader Succès Masra The Supreme Court in N’Djamena has dismissed the final appeal filed by legal representatives of former Prime Minister Succès Masra, cementing his two-decade sentence for charges tied to deadly clashes in Mandakao. Marturin ATCHA |May 22, 2026|2Continue Reading

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko engages with deputies In a significant session at the National Assembly, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko addressed various parliamentary inquiries touching on social, economic, and governance issues. The session highlighted the government’s firm stance on sovereign legal matters and provided updates on the current state of theContinue Reading

In a decisive move, the High Authority for Party Regulation (HARP) of PASTEF-Les Patriotes has issued its provisional decision regarding presidential candidacy submissions for the upcoming party elections. The authority, led by Mouhamadou Ngouda Mboup, has validated only one application—the incumbent president, Ousmane Sonko—while all others were deemed inadmissible dueContinue Reading

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko under intense parliamentary scrutiny Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko arrived at the Assemblée Nationale this Friday for a high-stakes session of parliamentary question time. The nation’s top executive faced a packed chamber of deputies, where pressing national issues demanded urgent responses. The political climate was thickContinue Reading

Schools in Chad are grappling with a growing crisis of student indiscipline that threatens the nation’s future leadership. Addressing this challenge requires a shared commitment between educators, families, and society to restore discipline and prepare the next generation for their roles in building a stronger nation. Classroom disruptions escalate acrossContinue Reading

During a high-stakes interministerial council meeting held in Dakar on May 21, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko delivered a blunt assessment of the country’s governance challenges, particularly the lingering effects of financial mismanagement under the previous administration. The session, which followed the presentation of a sweeping audit on public assetsContinue Reading

Recent reports from Mali have raised serious concerns over alleged aerial deployments of cluster munitions in civilian areas, with accusations pointing directly at the Africa Corps—a Russian military formation operating in the region. Local authorities and eyewitness accounts describe a pattern of indiscriminate airstrikes that have left multiple communities inContinue Reading

This Friday at 10:00 GMT, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko will take center stage at the National Assembly for the fifth installment of the Questions d’Actualité session—a pivotal moment in parliamentary oversight. The event serves as a direct forum for evaluating government performance, dissecting pressing macroeconomic challenges, and addressing theContinue Reading

The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, alongside his cabinet members, appeared before the National Assembly today for the quarterly session of Questions to the Government. This constitutional exercise, held under Article 104 of the Assembly’s internal regulations, aims to reinforce transparency in public governance. The session, which lasted 202Continue Reading

The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, convened a high-level interministerial meeting in Dakar this week, issuing a firm directive to government officials to expedite the completion and operationalization of stalled public infrastructure projects nationwide. During the session, Mr. Sonko emphasized the critical need to dismantle administrative, financial, and technicalContinue Reading

Ousmane Sonko au bord de l’implosion : « Je me demande même si cela vaut la peine de continuer » Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko recently disclosed the findings of a worrying audit into the nation’s infrastructure, revealing numerous stalled projects and a lack of transparency in their management. WithContinue Reading