The ceremonial inauguration and its silences On 17 May 2025, the Burkina Faso authorities unveiled the Thomas Sankara mausoleum at the former Conseil de l’Entente site in Ouagadougou. The event,…
Month: September 2026
Burkina Faso’s 85% administrative efficiency score: the structural blind spots behind a self-assessed number
As households across Burkina Faso confront deepening hardship and struggle to reach basic public services, the transitional government has opted for a striking display of self-congratulation. By publishing a theoretical…
Niamey mutiny exposes deep rifts in Niger’s military leadership
A failed mutiny at Niamey’s Air Base 101 in late August left at least 13 members of the Presidential Guard dead and numerous others wounded in intense clashes involving heavy…
Algerian helicopter strike kills 48 gold miners at Niger border, exposing Niamey’s fragile sovereignty
A deadly dawn in the Sahara At least 48 civilians lost their lives when an Algerian military helicopter opened fire on an artisanal gold mining site straddling the Niger-Algeria frontier.…
Burkina Faso: the Sankara family and the weight of Ibrahim Traoré’s commemorative agenda
A contested legacy at the heart of Burkina Faso’s political narrative In Burkina Faso, the remembrance of Thomas Sankara has transcended its status as a purely historical inheritance. It now…
Gao massacre: 167 civilians killed and over 127 motorbikes burned by Africa Corps near the Niger river
At first light on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the banks of the Niger river on the outskirts of Gao became the scene of a blood-soaked assault blamed on Russian mercenaries…
Gabon’s public debt falls back below 70% of GDP after audit
Gabon now has a clearer picture of its public debt. Following an audit launched by the state and finalised as of 31 December 2025, the consolidated stock has been set…
Land digitalisation in Gabon: economy minister joins SNEDAI GROUPE protocol
The move is part of a broader push to establish a fully computerised, secure and interconnected land and cadastral system. The aim is to make data more reliable, improve plot…
Somaïr’s uranium collapse in Niger: when technical incompetence hides behind a logistics smokescreen
A production freefall that exposes a broken model Once paraded as the crowning proof of reclaimed sovereignty, the running of the Société des mines de l’Aïr (Somaïr) by an entirely…
Niger’s military unravels: why soldiers are abandoning Tiani’s ranks
Mass desertions toward armed groups, chronic shortages of equipment and deadly clashes with Russian Africa Corps operatives — the military government of General Abdourahamane Tiani is confronting mounting rejection from…