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A nation confronted again by mass bloodshed South Africa has once more been shaken by a burst of extreme gun violence. At least 27 people were killed and several others …
South Africa’s deadly day: the deeper forces behind 27 killings in Johannesburg and Cape Town Read More
The anatomy of an official announcement In Burkina Faso, the claim by Captain Ibrahim Traoré that roughly 300 armored vehicles have rolled out of a national production line since November …
Faso Armored’s 300 armored vehicles: how a state narrative took shape in Burkina Faso Read More
A US proposal asking Côte d’Ivoire to take in people expelled from the United States — many of them not Ivorian nationals — was quietly turned aside in Abidjan. The …
Inside the breakdown: why Abidjan turned down Washington’s third-country deportation overture Read More
The strategic backdrop to Benin’s China breakthrough Behind Benin’s newly secured access to the Chinese market lies a quiet but consequential piece of customs diplomacy: the mutual recognition of the …
Inside the customs mechanics powering Benin’s export push into China Read More
The roots of a recurring crisis in northern Niger AGADEZ The situation in northern Niger cannot be reduced to official statements or announcements of new energy capacity. On the ground, …
Northern Niger’s water and power crisis: an anatomy of systemic failure Read More
Behind the scenes at Air Sénégal, a quiet investigation is unfolding that goes far beyond routine workplace discipline. The national carrier is now the subject of an inquiry into an …
Air Sénégal smuggling inquiry: inside the crew network that slipped past security Read More
The structural trap inside Senegal’s delayed local elections Senegal’s long-awaited local elections have become far more than a routine democratic exercise. Behind the scenes, a quieter and more consequential dynamic …
Senegal’s local elections: the hidden clock ticking against Bassirou Diomaye Faye Read More
Ousmane Sonko’s rise to the presidency of Senegal’s National Assembly has quietly redrawn the balance of power over the 2026 rectified finance bill, a text that could shape the economic …
Senegal’s budget endgame: the invisible mechanics behind Sonko’s standoff with Diomaye Faye Read More
Senegal’s December 2 window: the structural fault lines behind a possible assembly dissolution On December 2, 2026, Senegal’s president will cross a constitutional threshold: the legal ability to dissolve the …
Senegal’s December 2 window: the structural fault lines behind a possible assembly dissolution Read More
The 2026 revised budget bill (PLFR) that reached Senegal’s National Assembly on September 18, 2026, exposes a stark recalibration of Dakar’s fiscal ambitions — and the underlying dynamics are as …
Senegal’s 2026 budget revision: the inside story of how 555 billion FCFA in investment vanished Read More
The revised 2026 finance bill now before Senegal’s National Assembly has become far more than a routine fiscal adjustment. It has evolved into a political stress test for the ruling …
Senegal’s revised 2026 budget: inside the political calculations behind a high-stakes vote Read More
When Benin’s delegation put pen to paper on a fresh €544,042 contribution to UNAIDS for 2026-2027, the headline number told only part of the story. The signature, delivered on the …
What really sits behind Benin’s €544,042 pledge to UNAIDS Read More