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Can a single port on Benin’s coastline genuinely reshape how goods move across West Africa — and can it hold onto that advantage once rivals respond? That is the question …
Can Cotonou’s port sustain its surge and lock in West Africa’s transit trade? Read More
Spain’s housing crisis has triggered fresh political turmoil, and the country now faces a defining question: can a snap election deliver the solutions that parliament rejected? After lawmakers refused to …
Will Spain’s snap election solve the housing crisis that parliament refused to fix? Read More
Since 2019, cross-border commerce between northern Nigeria and Cameroon’s Far North has come back to life. As security along the corridor improves, truckers are moving again and customs receipts are …
Can the Cameroon-Nigeria border trade boom outlast the region’s climate shocks? Read More
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 went down on Monday, October 5 in the Igbokoda area of Ondo state, in southwestern Nigeria. According to the first details released by officials, 25 …
What happened between Benin City and Lagos? the stakes behind Nigeria’s ATR-42 crash near Igbokoda Read More
When Niger’s border with Benin slammed shut and diplomatic ties between Niamey and Cotonou unraveled, the port of Cotonou could have been left reeling. Instead, it quietly pulled off a …
Can Cotonou port’s bet on Burkina Faso outlast the Niger corridor crisis? Read More
The question hanging over the Élysée ceremony Benin and France have opened a fresh chapter in their long-standing partnership. At a ceremony held on Monday, 5 October 2026 at the …
Will Benin’s 65.5 billion CFA franc bet on power, farming and health deliver? Read More
What does it really take to stop a trafficking victim from disappearing between the cracks of an overstretched system? In Benin, a fresh $250,000 contribution from the United States is …
Can Benin’s new $250,000 US-funded tools keep trafficking victims from slipping through the cracks? Read More
The arrival of the French Navy’s helicopter carrier Mistral in Dakar on Friday, October 2, 2026, has raised a question that resonates far beyond the port: can a single port …
Can the Mistral’s Dakar visit really reset Senegal-France military cooperation? Read More
A delicate balance for Kinshasa When President Félix Tshisekedi announced a national dialogue for the Democratic Republic of Congo, it immediately raised a strategic question: can such a forum bring …
Can DR Congo’s national dialogue reshape the state without creating a rival power? Read More
Mecca — Sometimes a single murmur among the aisles of the Grand Mosque is enough to make the Islamic world tremble. In the night from Thursday to Friday, the spiritual …
Can one disturbed man’s outburst bring Mecca’s holiest site to the brink? Read More
Benin ranks 19th among African countries in tourism development, according to the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index. This ranking evaluates infrastructure quality, business environment, connectivity, and sector …
Benin’s tourism gamble: from 19th in Africa to a 600 billion FCFA powerhouse by 2027 Read More
Bissau — Guinea-Bissau is sliding deeper into a bewildering political deadlock. When former president Umaro Sissoco Embaló finally broke his silence from exile and declared he would return to Bissau …
Will Guinea-Bissau’s election ever happen if the junta keeps Embaló out? Read More