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Oil is one of Niger’s most valuable economic assets, yet a crude spill reported in the Diffa region has turned that asset into a source of deep anxiety. The flow …
Can Niger contain the Diffa oil leak before the damage becomes irreversible? Read More
What happens when the faces you trust on social media become the names in a criminal investigation? That is the uncomfortable question gripping Côte d’Ivoire after Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, …
Can Côte d’Ivoire’s celebrity real estate boom survive the Rita Djédjé fraud case? Read More
What remains of the diplomatic channel between Paris and Niamey when two intelligence officers are quietly sent home? That is the question hanging over Franco-Nigerien relations after France declared two …
Can Paris and Niamey still talk after Niger’s agents were expelled? Read More
Can a $1 billion sale decide who controls Africa’s fuel lifeline? What does it take to steer the energy destiny of more than 20 African nations? That is the question …
Can a $1 billion sale decide who controls Africa’s fuel lifeline? Read More
Can a bold construction push genuinely shrink the stubborn gaps in healthcare access across Benin? That question sits at the core of a major decision by the country’s leadership, which …
Benin’s healthcare leap: what 14 new clinics and a rebuilt Ouidah maternity really mean Read More
Can a single authority resolve the tug-of-war between tourism growth and wetland loss along Benin’s most strategic coastline? The government in Cotonou is betting it can. A new body has …
Benin’s Fidjrossè-Ouidah corridor: will tighter coastal oversight save the wetlands or stall tourism? Read More
Burkina Faso’s leadership never misses an opportunity to champion self-reliance, insisting that the nation must count on its own strength. Yet on 7 October 2026, the government once again turned …
Can Burkina Faso afford its sovereignty? The 40 billion FCFA question Read More
Can Niger genuinely claim to be the only nation where a fuel shortage is plainly visible on the streets yet vanishes from official statements? As supply difficulties deepen public anxiety …
Is Niger’s fuel shortage truly a rumor, or a reality the junta refuses to see? Read More
After the historic return of 26 royal treasures from Abomey in 2021, Benin is pressing ahead in its long campaign to reclaim its heritage. President Romuald Wadagni has formally asked …
Benin’s next restitution move: can 35 new claims turn memory into economic muscle? Read More
Is Cotonou on the verge of becoming a permanent gateway for European capital in West Africa? That is the question hanging over the Beninese economic capital as the European Union …
Can Europe’s first economic mission to Benin turn Cotonou into a lasting investment hub? Read More