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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 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
Can a single legal mind, working largely out of the spotlight, truly reshape the business law of an entire region? That is the question raised by the career of Bakari …
Can one man’s 30-year push really reshape West Africa’s business law? Read More
When Defense Minister Célestin Simporé appeared on national television to praise the security record of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, he offered a well-rehearsed explanation for the current stalemate: the Burkinabè army …
Why is Burkina Faso’s army performing worse after Russian training? Read More
Gabon has stepped onto the 81st United Nations General Assembly stage in New York, which opened on September 22, with a newly acquired responsibility inside the world body. Elected in …
Can Gabon’s first UN vice-presidency truly amplify Libreville’s global voice? Read More
MOPTI, Mali — The strategic crossroads at Djenné, a vital junction on the RN6 highway linking southern and northern Mali, came under a swift and deadly assault on Thursday, September …
Can Mali’s army hold central Mali when fuel is the weapon deciding the fight? Read More