General Yacouba Isaac Zida, a former transitional head of state stripped of his military rank for desertion and now living in exile, has delivered a stinging critique of Captain Ibrahim…
Month: September 2026
Niger : la rue de Niamey se soulève contre les mercenaires russes après la mort de soldats
Niamey en ébullition : des sachets d’eau saccagés pour dire non à Africa Corps Dans les rues poussiéreuses de Niamey, des milliers de sachets d’eau destinés aux combattants d’Africa Corps…
Burkina Faso: Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla barred from leaving the country
Travel ban targets former prime minister Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla, who served as Burkina Faso’s prime minister until December 2024, has been prohibited from leaving the country by the authorities…
Cameroon races to raise $432 million to take over Société Générale Cameroun
Cameroon’s government is locked in a race against the clock to gather the cash needed to buy back Société Générale Cameroun, the lender now referred to locally as the former…
Burkina Faso’s 104 billion CFA energy plan faces unpaid bills test
A bold electrification drive with a lingering debt question Burkina Faso’s government has approved a 104.175 billion CFA franc programme aimed at expanding electricity transport and distribution networks, connecting more…
Bénin : le Sénat tient sa première séance plénière sous la conduite de Patrice Talon
Réunis à Cotonou, au siège provisoire de la chambre haute du Parlement, les sénateurs béninois tiennent ce mardi 15 septembre 2026 leur toute première séance plénière officielle. Une institution qui…
How Bénin moves its northern schools out of harm’s way before the threat strikes
Along Bénin’s northern borders, the terrorist threat has not loosened its grip, and the authorities have restated a firm line: the country will not allow the tempo of asymmetric warfare…
Palokinam Pitché takes the helm of West Africa’s health organisation
A Togolese physician at the head of West Africa’s health body LOMÉ, 14 September 2026 — West Africa’s collective health strategy now has a new architect. On 1 September 2026,…
Niger: behind Salaou Barmou’s exit, a sovereignty question Tiani cannot dodge
The abrupt removal of General Moussa Salaou Barmou from the top of Niger’s armed forces, coming just days after the failed putsch of 28-29 August, opens a far deeper question…
In Niger, a transition that speaks of security from Niamey while the periphery waits
An enquiry into the growing gap between the security discourse of Niger’s transitional authorities and the lived reality of populations confronted with armed attacks. They had promised to take back…
Dioura attack: Mali’s army suffers one of its deadliest losses in Mopti
Around 80 Malian troops are believed to have been killed on 10 September when assailants overran the military camp at Dioura, in Mali’s Mopti region. The Group for the Support…