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With less than three months to go before Gabon’s ban on imports of table chicken is due to take effect on 1 January 2027, Libreville and Washington are squaring off …
Can Gabon’s poultry import ban survive a US challenge at the WTO? Read More
Behind the digital showcase, a nation’s foundations are cracking As Ouagadougou hosts the National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation (JEPPC), the transitional government is rolling out its full …
Should Burkina Faso prioritize digital administration over security and education? Read More
Why the Orano divorce leaves Niger at a crossroads Since the July 2023 coup, Niger has dramatically broken away from Orano, the French company that mined its uranium for over …
Can Niger’s post-Orano uranium deals truly deliver more revenue for Niamey? Read More
A multi-sector Algerian delegation took part in the Benin Deal Room 2026, held from 16 to 18 September in Cotonou, signalling Algiers’ intent to turn its African presence into concrete …
Algeria’s Cotonou bet: can South-South trade thrive while the Niger-Benin border stays shut? Read More
When the man who once held the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most sensitive secrets dies, the natural question is: what does his passing tell us about the institution he led …
Kalev Mutond’s death: what does it reveal about the true state of DR Congo’s intelligence services? Read More
Can a country still claim to have a free press when the people who report the news are no longer sure they will make it home at the end of …
Niger: after the arrests comes a disappearance — can press freedom survive when journalists fear going home? Read More
A financial abyss threatening Niger’s fuel supply Niger’s downstream petroleum sector has entered a danger zone that few saw coming. At the centre of the storm is the colossal debt …
Can Niger’s fuel market survive SONIDEP’s 418 billion FCFA debt to SORAZ? Read More
The absence of Burkina Faso’s senior national football team from a scheduled fixture in Argentina has raised pointed questions. Information reaching this publication through a correspondent indicates that the entire …
Can Burkina Faso’s national football team still compete when patriotism calls? Read More
Cameroon’s debt at 15,607 billion FCFA: can the country keep borrowing without sinking? That is the question now hanging over Cameroon’s public finances after the national debt stock climbed to …
Cameroon’s debt at 15,607 billion FCFA: can the country keep borrowing without sinking? Read More
A strategic question for West Africa Is Lomé on the verge of becoming the principal gateway for Russian goods flowing into the Sahel? The question carries significant weight as Togo …
Can Lomé’s port become the pivot of Russia’s Sahel strategy? Read More
Cameroon woke to news that has left its highest constitutional authority in uncharted territory. Clément Atangana, the man who presided over the Constitutional Council, died in Paris, where he had …
Can Cameroon’s constitutional council survive the loss of Clément Atangana? Read More
Algeria’s energy heavyweight is asking a serious question of Senegal’s power sector: is the country ready to hand over part of its energy future to foreign expertise? Sonelgaz, already entrenched …
Can Sonelgaz turn Senegal into its next West African energy stronghold? Read More