Your trusted English source for breaking news and in-depth reporting from Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel region.
When the United Nations System in Gabon sat down with journalists at the UN common house, the headline figure of 10.5 billion CFA francs (around $18.5 million) for 2025 was …
Inside the UN’s 2025 Gabon funding: how 10.5 billion FCFA was deployed and why it matters 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
When Benin’s defense leadership sat down with Algeria’s top diplomat in Cotonou on September 24, 2026, the meeting looked like just another bilateral courtesy call. But behind the handshake lies …
Inside Benin’s defense playbook: why Cotonou’s opening to Algeria reveals a deeper strategy 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 Bamako turned to the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for an emergency loan of 8 billion CFA francs earmarked for roughly 20 million litres of fuel, it was more …
Behind Mali’s 8 billion CFA fuel loan: the deeper story of an energy sector under strain Read More
On 28 September 2026, Ibrahim Traoré inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF in Ouagadougou, presented as the country’s first national gold refinery. Official statements frame the facility as a decisive advance toward economic sovereignty, …
Beyond the ribbon-cutting: what Burkina Faso’s gold refinery really reveals 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