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As Niamey temporarily revokes the nationality of several of its own citizens, the regime of General Abdourahamane Tiani continues to extend political protection to Kemi Seba, a Beninese national wanted …
Can Niamey shield Kemi Seba and still strip its own citizens of nationality? Read More
What matters more for a nation’s children: the weight of its debt or the way that debt is used? That is the question Côte d’Ivoire carried to New York on …
Debt or classrooms: which wins when Côte d’Ivoire bets on its children’s future? Read More
The rollout was stage-managed down to the smallest detail by the transition government’s communications apparatus: high-definition cameras, tight shots of gleaming armored vehicles, and martial rhetoric about the “rise to …
Is Burkina Faso’s Sky Dragon 30 the wrong answer to the right question? Read More
The morning of a routine patrol in the Abala-Filingué department turned into a national tragedy. A unit of the Rapid Action Group for Surveillance and Intervention (GARSI) was ambushed by …
Can Niger’s GARSI recover after the Abala-Filingué ambush? Read More
A high-stakes question for Benin’s social inclusion drive Can a single card dismantle the barriers that have long kept persons with disabilities on the margins of society? That is the …
Can Benin’s 1,422 new chance equality cards finally end exclusion for people with disabilities? Read More
In the early hours of 23 September 2026, South Africa woke to yet another scene of unimaginable horror. At least eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were shot dead and …
KwaMakhutha massacre: is South Africa’s security apparatus losing the battle against organised crime? Read More
The gap between official rhetoric and realities on the ground has now become almost absurd. While Captain Ibrahim Traoré repeatedly declares in his speeches that Burkina Faso is on the …
Is Burkina Faso’s food self-sufficiency claim credible after yet another Russian wheat shipment? Read More
What happens when a nurse’s midnight arrest becomes the ultimate stress test for a nation’s democratic credentials? That is the uncomfortable question Ghana now faces after heavily armed security operatives …
Can Ghana’s justice system survive the Salomay Awiti test? Read More
A high-stakes gamble in the desert When Niger’s transitional authorities signed a uranium agreement with Atomic Eagle on 23 September 2026, they framed it as a landmark victory for mining …
Madaouela uranium: can Niger’s Atomic Eagle gamble survive reality? Read More
Between April and early September 2026, Cameroon’s Directorate General of Customs collected 1.8 billion FCFA (around 2.7 million euros) in duties and taxes on imported phones, tablets and digital terminals …
Cameroon’s 1.8 billion FCFA phone customs reform: who really wins and who pays the price? Read More
Women’s Champions League Can Paris FC survive their Champions League group after Barcelona’s 5-2 masterclass? WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2026/2027 – After a shock early goal from Paris FC, Barcelona responded …
Can Paris FC survive their Champions League group after Barcelona’s 5-2 masterclass? Read More
Cameroon: after a Boko Haram bullet left him wounded for his faith, can Oumar ever heal? What happens when a 20-year-old Christian refuses to renounce his faith in a region …
Cameroon: after a Boko Haram bullet left him wounded for his faith, can Oumar ever heal? Read More