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The crisis of overcrowding in Mali’s penitentiaries has reached a critical juncture, driven not merely by legacy dysfunction but by a deliberate hardening of security policy. Since the political transition …
Mali’s prison system: behind the surge in detentions and the strain on justice Read More
The World Bank Group has scheduled its Open Days for 21 and 22 September 2026 at the Patinoire of the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan, a two-day event dedicated to …
What’s really driving the World Bank’s youth opportunity push in Abidjan Read More
The unspoken crisis beneath Burkina Faso’s sovereignty agenda In Tougan, the story is stark. Behind the official narrative of sovereignty, industrialisation, and national production, agricultural producers say they continue to …
The roots of Tougan’s maize paradox: a sovereignty narrative that leaves farmers behind Read More
Behind the FPL’s multilingual video appeal lies a calculated reading of Niger’s deepening security crisis — and of a junta that has yet to deliver the stability it promised. The …
Inside the FPL’s youth appeal in Niger: the calculations behind a multilingual call Read More
The arid expanses around Kidal have long depended on a handful of wells to sustain nomadic life. Between 15 and 16 September 2026, airstrikes and ground assaults attributed to Mali’s …
Why northern Mali’s water infrastructure became a target: inside the Kidal well strikes that killed 43 Read More
Law and Justice Behind Chad’s Klessoum prison pardon: how Decree No. 2151/PR/2026 freed 150 inmates A closer look at the mechanics and motivations behind the collective sentence relief that emptied …
Behind Chad’s Klessoum prison pardon: how Decree No. 2151/PR/2026 freed 150 inmates Read More
A landmark upgrade for Benin’s sovereign rating On 15 September, the rating agency Bloomfield Investment Corporation raised Benin’s long-term sovereign rating from A+ to AA- on its local currency scale. …
Benin secures AA- rating from Bloomfield and enters the regional investment category Read More
Brigitte Tchede has become Benin’s standout performer at the 12th African University Games in Cairo, securing the country’s first two medals of the competition. The international athlete claimed silver in …
Brigitte Tchede wins two medals for Benin at Cairo 2026 African University Games Read More
Incidents in Bam Province highlight operational challenges for new military equipment The stark contrast between military ambitions and battlefield realities has once again come into focus in Burkina Faso. Reports …
Burkina Faso’s locally built armored vehicles face critical test as insurgents advance Read More
Benin’s upper house votes through its 2027 operating and investment budget Senators gathered at the chamber’s temporary premises in Cotonou on Thursday, 17 September 2026, and formally approved the Senate’s …
Benin Senate passes its 2027 budget in plenary session Read More
Côte d’Ivoire SOCAR completes 10% Baleine acquisition as Eni retains 37.25% Eni has finalized the transfer of a 10% stake in the Baleine oil and gas project to Azerbaijan’s SOCAR. …
SOCAR completes 10% Baleine acquisition as Eni retains 37.25% Read More
Benin edges Algeria 60-37 in Africa AirBadminton opener at Entebbe Benin began its Africa AirBadminton Championship campaign with a 60-37 victory over Algeria on Wednesday, September 16, in Entebbe, Uganda. …
Benin edges Algeria 60-37 in Africa AirBadminton opener at Entebbe Read More