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Can a national security strategy sustain credibility when it loses dozens of its own defenders in a single day? That question now hangs over Niger after September 23, 2026, a …

After Niger’s deadly September 23: how long can a security strategy absorb such losses? 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

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

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

On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Beninese Civil Protection Agency (ABPC) took a decisive step toward modernizing its operational toolkit. During an official ceremony held at the Ministry of Interior …

Will Benin’s civil protection agency finally close the emergency response gap? Read More

Benin Road safety in Benin: can the police crackdown on traffic offences really save lives? The Republican Police has stepped up enforcement against traffic violations across the country. As fines …

Road safety in Benin: can the police crackdown on traffic offences really save lives? Read More

Is the World Bank’s $5.3 billion active portfolio in Côte d’Ivoire enough to turn the country’s employment ambitions into reality? That is the question hanging over Abidjan this week as …

Can Côte d’Ivoire’s $5.3 billion World Bank portfolio really deliver three million jobs? Read More

Nearly 300 armored vehicles, branded “Nanga” (scorpion), are said to have been produced or adapted locally in Burkina Faso since November 2025. Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s transitional president, has …

Can Burkina Faso’s 300 Nanga armored vehicles possibly be real? Read More

Published today at 15:22 Reading time: 1 minute. File generated on Read in the app Damien Glez Franco-Burkinabè cartoonist and editorialist. By Jeanne Ntouba — Reporter

Cameroon’s glasses affair: did four journalists pay too high a price for a simple question? Read More