Burkina Faso’s public debt: the reckoning awaiting Ibrahim Traoré’s sovereignty narrative
Ibrahim Traoré has consistently argued that Burkina Faso must rely on its own capacities…
Month: September 2026
Benin’s police upgrade: the debate, the doubts and what happens next
The dust has barely settled on Benin’s latest security announcement, and the conversation is…
Bakari Traoré’s business law reform: the fallout, the debate, and what comes next
The dust has barely settled on West Africa’s most ambitious legal overhaul in decades,…
Benin-Algeria defense pact: fallout, debate and what comes next
The defense cooperation agreement between Benin and Algeria is no longer just a diplomatic…
Simporé’s TV admission sparks backlash: Burkina Faso questions the war narrative
When General Célestin Simporé, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Defence, appeared on national television to…
Gabon’s ghost worker purge: backlash, debate and the road ahead
The Gabonese government has drawn a hard line in the sand. More than 1,400…
Burkina Faso’s 80 % NGO funding rule: scrutiny, resistance, and what lies ahead
A new funding threshold under Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s government The Burkinabè government has presented…
Benin’s startup funding upset: reactions, debate and what comes next
The numbers landed like a thunderclap across Africa’s venture capital world. Benin, a small…
Gabon at the UN: mixed reactions as Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny takes the vice-presidency stage
The dust is settling on Gabon’s newly acquired vice-presidency of the United Nations General…
After the fall of the Djenné crossroads, Mali faces a fuel blockade that could reshape the war
A strategic crossroads lost in minutes MOPTI, Mali — Panic has once again gripped…
Candide Azannaï case: what the detention ruling means for Benin’s justice debate
A court decision that reignites national debate in Benin Cotonou — The decision by…
Benin: General Houndégnon’s final appeal falls flat as the country braces for a divisive trial
Cotonou — The Supreme Court of Benin has delivered a decisive blow to General…