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What really triggered Cameroon’s month-long suspension of Vision 4 News. Cameroon’s National Communication Council (CNC) has suspended Vision 4, a television channel owned by businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, for one …
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The Thali offshore license in Cameroon has reached a critical juncture, and the real story lies deeper than the headline approval. Tower Resources, the British operator, has secured a presidential …
Thali farm-out: why Prime’s $15 million bet is Tower’s last real shot Read More
The signing ceremony in Abidjan-Cocody on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, carried more historical weight than the average cooperation agreement. When the Entente Council and the United Nations Office for West …
Why the Entente Council’s 67-year legacy made it UNOWAS’s partner of choice in Abidjan Read More
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the president of the Togolese Council, Faure Gnassingbé, granted an audience in Lomé to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s minister of regional integration, Floribert Anzuluni, …
Why Togo’s mediation machinery keeps eastern DRC peace hopes alive Read More
The weekend of 26-27 September 2026 delivered another grim reminder of how entrenched mass abduction has become across northern Nigeria. In under 48 hours, armed men swept through farming and …
Nigeria’s kidnapping economy: why 87 fresh abductions expose a deeper crisis in the north Read More
What really lies behind the Tu-95 crash in Russia’s Amur region — and why it matters for Moscow’s bomber force When a Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber went down in …
What really lies behind the Tu-95 crash in Russia’s Amur region — and why it matters for Moscow’s bomber force Read More
Benin’s push for influence within the francophone world is not improvised. It follows a deliberate pattern, and the latest chapter unfolded in Bucharest, Romania, where a Beninese delegation led by …
Inside Benin’s diplomatic playbook: how Bio Tchané’s Bucharest mission fits a wider strategy Read More
When Benin’s defense leadership sat down with Algeria’s top diplomat in Cotonou on September 24, 2026, the meeting looked like just another bilateral courtesy call. But behind the handshake lies …
Inside Benin’s defense playbook: why Cotonou’s opening to Algeria reveals a deeper strategy Read More
When Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé took the podium in Douala on 24 September 2026 to open the first-ever Diamond Capital Convention, the subtext was unmistakable: Cameroon and the wider …
Inside Motazé’s CEMAC capital markets gambit: decoding the Douala push for real-economy financing Read More
Inside Togo’s anié fire: root causes of a preventable market disaster When flames consumed the main building of the Grand marché d’Anié overnight, the economic core of the Plateau region …
Inside Togo’s anié fire: root causes of a preventable market disaster Read More
Bamako — Behind the headlines of Mali’s long-running conflict lies a complex web of military operations, shifting alliances and a civilian population caught in the middle. A new report from …
Mali war crimes report: inside the dynamics driving civilian harm and impunity Read More
When Bamako turned to the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for an emergency loan of 8 billion CFA francs earmarked for roughly 20 million litres of fuel, it was more …
Behind Mali’s 8 billion CFA fuel loan: the deeper story of an energy sector under strain Read More