The streets of Dakar have become the battleground of a growing social crisis in Senegal, as a 72-hour nationwide strike launched by multiple labor unions enters its third day. What…
Mali : Plus de 40 civils massacrés à Tagadayat, Africa Corps face au défi de la protection des populations
Alors que les attaques continuent de frapper le nord-est du Mali et de provoquer des déplacements de population, le massacre de Tagadayat relance les interrogations sur l’efficacité de la stratégie…
Niger’s fuel crisis sparks public outrage amid government crackdown on dissent
In a sweeping move to silence public criticism, Niger’s transitional authorities have banned all protests related to oil management, invoking public safety as justification. The sudden crackdown, announced by Interior…
Burkina Faso’s decisive shift: death penalty reinstated after eight-year hiatus
Revolution in justice: Burkina Faso breaks eight-year abolition with death penalty reinstatement The Burkina Faso legislative body has made a historic decision, reinstating the death penalty eight years after its…
Mali’s $1 billion security gamble with Russia: promises and persistent doubts
Nearly one billion dollars. That is the staggering amount Mali has allocated to its security partnership with Russian paramilitary forces, first associated with Wagner and later reorganized under the Africa…
Aftermath of Russia’s mercenary alliances in africa: gold, guns and geopolitical quid pro quos
Selling security, trading sovereignty: how gold became the new currency of Russian influence in the Sahel In the aftermath of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 demise, his son Pavel is alleged to…
Benin’s push to expel CNews over racist content sparks national and regional debate
The move by Benin to challenge CNews’s continued broadcast in the country has intensified scrutiny over international media accountability and the global fight against discriminatory narratives. In a move that…
Sahel juntas face harsh realities of Russian military partnership amid growing public backlash
After severing ties with Western powers, the military regimes of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger staked their legitimacy on a promise of restored sovereignty. Yet the arrival of the Africa…
Fallout from Congo’s $17.6 million defense fund transfer: what’s next for Washington and Kinshasa?
The Washington puzzle over a $17.6 million Congo-to-US defense transfer The fallout from a 17.6 million dollar transaction, originating from a Congolese government account and landing in a Texas defense…
Burkina Faso’s debt dilemma: regional bond issuance sparks public concern over long-term solvency
The latest 100 billion FCFA bond raises alarms over mounting debt crisis The Burkina Faso government has once again turned to the West African regional financial market, this time launching…
Fallout from France’s unrest: how Sahel juntas are reframing public unrest as a geopolitical victory
The crisis of credibility: how Sahel’s military regimes exploit France’s domestic tensions Flames in Parisian streets, rubber bullets soaring into crowds, shattered shopfronts broadcast in real time—each wave of unrest…