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What really lies behind the stalled single currency plan of the Sahel alliance When Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré was pressed on the long-discussed single currency for the Alliance of …
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Abidjan – The management of radio frequencies in Côte d’Ivoire goes far beyond technical allocation; it reflects deeper institutional choices, economic stakes and security imperatives that rarely surface in public …
Behind Côte d’Ivoire’s radio frequency governance: the untold dynamics shaping spectrum control Read More
Senegal’s December 2 window: the structural fault lines behind a possible assembly dissolution On December 2, 2026, Senegal’s president will cross a constitutional threshold: the legal ability to dissolve the …
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WHAT WE KNOW Faso Armored’s 300 armored vehicles: inside the machinery behind Burkina Faso’s ‘Made in Burkina’ narrative Burkina Faso has reportedly rolled out nearly 300 armored vehicles since November …
Faso Armored’s 300 armored vehicles: inside the machinery behind Burkina Faso’s ‘Made in Burkina’ narrative 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
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
Economy Gabon vs. Washington on poultry: can a small nation defend its food sovereignty without breaking global trade rules? Libreville, Thursday, September 24, 2026 – The dispute between Libreville and …
Gabon vs. Washington on poultry: can a small nation defend its food sovereignty without breaking global trade rules? Read More
On 22 September 2026, Bamako staged the 66th anniversary of Mali’s independence with a ceremony presided over by General Assimi Goïta, featuring a troop review, a parade of the Defence …
Can Mali’s national symbols and the AES confederation coexist without friction? Read More
Economy Gabon’s fisheries deal with the EU: can the next agreement finally deliver real local value? Libreville, Wednesday 23 September 2026 – Gabon and the European Union are about to …
Gabon’s fisheries deal with the EU: can the next agreement finally deliver real local value? Read More
What does it truly mean when a nation decides to list its sovereign debt on a regional stock exchange? For Senegal, the answer is now unfolding after the country successfully …
Senegal’s BRVM bond listing: a strategic masterstroke or a debt trap in disguise? Read MoreIn a matter of days, Mali’s armed forces and their Russian allies came under repeated assault in Dioura and Sévaré, leaving around 150 dead. The scale of the losses has …
What do the Dioura and Sévaré attacks mean for Mali’s fight against the JNIM? Read More
What is really happening in the coltan mines of eastern DRC? In a damning report released this week, Amnesty International accuses the anti-government armed group M23, which is backed by …
Can the world’s tech supply chain survive the M23’s tightening grip on eastern DRC’s coltan? Read More