By Sidi Mohamed — Journaliste / Rédacteur
Author: Sidi Mohamed
Journalist
AES regimes copy the Sun King’s lettres de cachet to silence dissent
By Sidi Mohamed — Journaliste / Rédacteur
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.…
Land fraud case in Côte d’Ivoire: Rita Djédjé jailed as Apoutchou National and Serey Dié face judicial control
Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, widely known as “Maman Caï-Caï”, has been placed under a detention order in a judicial investigation into alleged irregular real estate operations. The public prosecutor’s office…
Niger expels two intelligence agents from Paris as diplomatic crisis deepens
The French government has declared two Nigerien intelligence agents persona non grata, ordering them to leave the country. The two men, officially assigned to Niger’s embassy in Paris, were given…
Oryx Energies sells for $1 billion as new owners take over Swiss oil trader
Swiss hydrocarbon trader Oryx Energies, a leading force in Africa’s energy market, has just changed ownership in a deal valued at close to one billion dollars. The transaction marks a…
Benin greenlights 14 health centre builds and Ouidah maternity revamp
Benin approves contracts for 14 health centres and Ouidah maternity renovation The Beninese government has taken a decisive step in its push to modernise public healthcare and narrow gaps in…
Benin establishes new coastal authority for Fidjrossè-Ouidah corridor
Benin’s government has approved the creation of a dedicated authority to oversee development along the strategic coastal stretch between Fidjrossè and Ouidah. The decision addresses two pressing issues: supporting tourism…