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WHAT WE KNOW Faso Armored’s 300 armored vehicles: inside the machinery behind Burkina Faso’s ‘Made in Burkina’ narrative Burkina Faso has reportedly rolled out nearly 300 armored vehicles since November …
Faso Armored’s 300 armored vehicles: inside the machinery behind Burkina Faso’s ‘Made in Burkina’ narrative Read More
Beneath the formal language of a single signed document, the Senegal-Azerbaijan memorandum of understanding on political consultations reveals a carefully calibrated diplomatic manoeuvre. The agreement, finalised in New York during …
Inside the Senegal-Azerbaijan memorandum: the quiet mechanics of a New York diplomatic opening Read More
Benin’s port training deal: the forces shaping Luxembourg’s €15 million commitment Behind the headline figure of 9.8 billion FCFA lies a carefully calibrated bet on Benin’s port workforce — and …
Benin’s port training deal: the forces shaping Luxembourg’s €15 million commitment Read MoreWhat really happened: the context behind a sudden resignation When Nourane Foster announced she was leaving the Parti camerounais pour la réconciliation nationale (PCRN), it looked like a simple resignation …
Behind Nourane Foster’s PCRN exit: the deeper story of a political break in Cameroon Read More
Behind the numbers: a payroll contraction that reshapes household budgets As Burkina Faso’s school year gets underway, a quieter structural shift is drawing attention: the gradual thinning of the state’s …
Behind Burkina Faso’s shrinking public payroll: the household economics of 1,917 fewer agents Read More
When a neighbouring nation begins to adopt an educational approach already tested elsewhere, comparisons become unavoidable. This is precisely the dynamic unfolding between Benin and Burkina Faso in the promotion …
Can Burkina Faso’s HAKILI Mousso build on Benin’s scientific excellence legacy? Read More
Yaoundé has already set up working groups to take a hard look at Tripoli’s proposal. Is Cameroon ready to open its airspace to a Libyan carrier while security risks still …
Should Cameroon bet on a Libyan air corridor while Tripoli’s skies remain risky? Read More
In a single evening, the jihadist group JNIM announced it had seized full control of several militia positions in Silmossin, near the town of Dédougou. The declaration, issued on Friday, …
Can Burkina Faso hold its ground? the Silmossin claims that test Traoré’s security doctrine Read More
Chad at the UN: can firm diplomacy stop the strikes on Ennedi-East? At the 81st UN General Assembly, Chad’s representative laid out the country’s humanitarian and security commitments — and …
Chad at the UN: can firm diplomacy stop the strikes on Ennedi-East? Read More
After nine years on Washington’s financial blacklist, retired four-star General François Olenga is free again — and so is Safari Club. The US Treasury Department has formally notified the general’s …
Can Washington’s reversal on General Olenga reshape how the DRC handles international sanctions? Read More
At the United Nations headquarters in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has handed the United States a concrete proposal to end the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. …
Hormuz deal in seven days: can Tehran’s offer force Washington’s hand before markets buckle? Read MoreCan a democracy claim to speak for its people when the ballot box fails to translate votes into seats? That is the question at the heart of a new push …
Should Senegal rewrite its electoral rules? Inside Khalidou dit Mbaye Sokoma’s bid for a fairer vote Read More