By Kadi Alhassane — Journaliste / Rédacteur
Month: October 2026
Tessit clashes expose the gap between AES security promises and reality
On the morning of 9 October 2026, heavy fighting broke out between the JNIM and the Islamic State in the Sahel (IS-S) in the Tessit area, along the border with…
Gabon 1990: Marie Madeleine Mborantsuo details how the one-party system was dismantled
By Sidi Mohamed — Journaliste / Rédacteur
AES regimes copy the Sun King’s lettres de cachet to silence dissent
By Sidi Mohamed — Journaliste / Rédacteur
Tchirozerine drought: minister Gambobo pushes solar and water solutions
By Kadi Alhassane — Journaliste / Rédacteur
Benin health ministry selects 787 young professionals for fourth “Bridging the Gaps” cohort
The Beninese Ministry of Health has taken another step in strengthening the human resources of its healthcare system. In an official communiqué dated 7 October 2026, Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin unveiled…
Benin and Germany sign €15 million deal, set sights on Berlin 2027 talks
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, delegations from Benin and Germany wrapped up their strategic bilateral consultations at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Cooperation in Cotonou. The talks, co-chaired by…
Niger secures $203 million IMF credit facility as budget pressures mount
Niger’s transitional authorities have long placed national sovereignty and the rejection of foreign influence at the heart of their political messaging. Yet the arithmetic of public finance has once again…
Senegal’s debt restructuring faces March 2027 deadline as economists warn of insufficient relief
By Sidi Mohamed — Journaliste / Rédacteur
Lens vs Lyon: Ligue 1 clash at Bollaert kicks off tonight at 20:45
By Sidi Mohamed — Journaliste / Rédacteur
Niger: oil leak in Diffa triggers environmental alarm as cleanup lags
Diffa, Niger — A dark slick spreading across the land in Diffa, eastern Niger, has turned the country’s crude oil — an economic cornerstone — into an environmental hazard. The…
Burkina Faso: Traoré shuts the door on France and opens it to Russia
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, ruled out any normalisation of diplomatic ties with France during an interview broadcast in late September, using unusually sharp language to criticise Paris.…