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In a single evening, the jihadist group JNIM announced it had seized full control of several militia positions in Silmossin, near the town of Dédougou. The declaration, issued on Friday, …

Can Burkina Faso hold its ground? the Silmossin claims that test Traoré’s security doctrine Read More

Chad at the UN: can firm diplomacy stop the strikes on Ennedi-East? At the 81st UN General Assembly, Chad’s representative laid out the country’s humanitarian and security commitments — and …

Chad at the UN: can firm diplomacy stop the strikes on Ennedi-East? Read More

At the United Nations headquarters in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has handed the United States a concrete proposal to end the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. …

Hormuz deal in seven days: can Tehran’s offer force Washington’s hand before markets buckle? Read More

Ibrahim Traoré frequently asserts that Burkina Faso must rely on its own strengths and that borrowing is unnecessary for its development. This stance is often portrayed as a clean break …

Burkina Faso’s debt paradox: can Ibrahim Traoré’s anti-borrowing doctrine survive the 8,731.5 billion FCFA reality? Read More

As security risks continue to simmer along Benin’s northern borders and cross-border criminal networks keep reinventing their methods, the government in Cotonou has taken a decisive step to strengthen its …

Can Benin’s police investigation upgrade really turn the tide against terrorism? Read More

In a West African sub-region shaken by deep geopolitical realignments, Cotonou is steadily expanding its network for security sovereignty. A meeting at the office of the Ministry of National Defence …

Can Benin’s northern borders hold? Inside Cotonou’s calculated bet on Algeria Read More

A transparency measure that raises fundamental questions The Burkinabè government presents its new NGO regulation as an instrument of transparency and efficiency. Adopted on 24 September 2026 under the presidency …

Will Burkina Faso’s 80 % NGO spending rule truly serve the people it targets? Read More

MOPTI, Mali — The strategic crossroads at Djenné, a vital junction on the RN6 highway linking southern and northern Mali, came under a swift and deadly assault on Thursday, September …

Can Mali’s army hold central Mali when fuel is the weapon deciding the fight? Read More

In Cotonou, the decision to keep Candide Azannaï behind bars has reignited a question many are asking: what exactly is at stake for Benin’s justice system as it navigates one …

Candide Azannaï’s detention: what does Benin’s justice system stand to gain or lose? Read More

A high-stakes legal gamble ends in defeat for Benin’s ex-police chief In a decision that will shape the political and legal landscape of Benin for months to come, the country’s …

Will Benin’s Supreme Court ruling force General Houndégnon to face trial? Read More

What if the most effective answer to Africa’s cross-border security threats isn’t a new military alliance or a fresh intervention force, but something far simpler: good neighborliness? That is the …

Can good neighborliness actually deliver African security? Benin puts the question to the AU in New York Read More

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