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The deeper story behind a dramatic political comeback Ten months after being ousted by soldiers, Umaro Sissoco Embaló is preparing his return to Guinea-Bissau. The former president, now in exile, …
Guinea-Bissau: behind Embaló’s 2026 bid, a fractured electoral system Read More
Lagos, 29 september 2026 — The timing tells its own story. When Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s aircraft touched down at Lagos from Paris around 18:22 on Tuesday 29 september, it closed …
Behind the scenes of Tinubu’s calculated Lagos return before Nigeria’s 66th independence day Read More
The gap between official accounts and lived experience When Ibrahim Traoré sat down for an interview on 27 September 2026 to present the balance sheet of his four years in …
Burkina Faso: the unspoken realities behind Ibrahim Traoré’s four-year record Read More
What really triggered Cameroon’s month-long suspension of Vision 4 News. Cameroon’s National Communication Council (CNC) has suspended Vision 4, a television channel owned by businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, for one …
What really triggered Cameroon’s month-long suspension of Vision 4 Read More
The signing ceremony in Abidjan-Cocody on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, carried more historical weight than the average cooperation agreement. When the Entente Council and the United Nations Office for West …
Why the Entente Council’s 67-year legacy made it UNOWAS’s partner of choice in Abidjan Read More
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the president of the Togolese Council, Faure Gnassingbé, granted an audience in Lomé to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s minister of regional integration, Floribert Anzuluni, …
Why Togo’s mediation machinery keeps eastern DRC peace hopes alive Read More
The weekend of 26-27 September 2026 delivered another grim reminder of how entrenched mass abduction has become across northern Nigeria. In under 48 hours, armed men swept through farming and …
Nigeria’s kidnapping economy: why 87 fresh abductions expose a deeper crisis in the north Read More
What really lies behind the Tu-95 crash in Russia’s Amur region — and why it matters for Moscow’s bomber force When a Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber went down in …
What really lies behind the Tu-95 crash in Russia’s Amur region — and why it matters for Moscow’s bomber force Read More
When Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé took the podium in Douala on 24 September 2026 to open the first-ever Diamond Capital Convention, the subtext was unmistakable: Cameroon and the wider …
Inside Motazé’s CEMAC capital markets gambit: decoding the Douala push for real-economy financing Read More
Inside Togo’s anié fire: root causes of a preventable market disaster When flames consumed the main building of the Grand marché d’Anié overnight, the economic core of the Plateau region …
Inside Togo’s anié fire: root causes of a preventable market disaster Read More
Bamako — Behind the headlines of Mali’s long-running conflict lies a complex web of military operations, shifting alliances and a civilian population caught in the middle. A new report from …
Mali war crimes report: inside the dynamics driving civilian harm and impunity Read More
When Niger’s authorities unveiled Decree No. 2022-743/PRN/PM on 29 September 2022, the fanfare suggested a turning point for public procurement. By introducing the competitive dialogue procedure, the government promised leaner …
Niger’s competitive dialogue decree: an inside look at why a flagship reform never took off Read More