Niger’s billion-franc fuel debt crisis: how SONIDEP’s reckoning with SORAZ could reshape energy policy
Niger’s state-owned oil sector is at a critical crossroads. The national petroleum operator, SONIDEP,…
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Burkina Faso’s armored vehicle claim: the moment the ‘Made in Burkina’ story meets its reckoning
WHAT WE KNOW Burkina Faso’s armored vehicle claim: the moment the ‘Made in Burkina’…
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,…
Mali’s 2026 independence parade fuels debate over the future of the AES
The 66th anniversary of Mali’s independence, commemorated in Bamako on 22 September 2026, has…
After the setbacks in Mali, the security strategy of Assimi Goïta faces a reckoning
A widening gap between official rhetoric and conditions on the ground Behind the mounting…
General Barmou’s detention: Niger’s junta reaches a breaking point
The arrest and house detention of Major General Moussa Salaou Barmou, a founding pillar…
Mutiny in Niamey exposes cracks in Niger’s military leadership
A failed mutiny at Niamey’s Air Base 101 in late August left a devastating…
Niger: the widening gulf between Niamey’s security rhetoric and life on the ground
An examination of the growing distance between the security narrative advanced by the transitional…
Niger : l’absence de Moussa Kaka et le silence de Tiani alimentent les spéculations
Deux absences. Deux silences. Et une interrogation qui s’impose avec une acuité croissante :…
Niger: la purge de Tiani et les fractures du sommet
Depuis l’annonce d’une tentative de coup d’État présentée comme déjouée, le pouvoir nigérien semble…
Bandiagara killings: rights body urges Mali state to uphold its duty
As central Mali sinks deeper into a spiral of unchecked violence, the statement from…
Niger’s sovereignty mirage masks un aid reality
Since the military takeover in July 2023, Niger’s junta has built a lucrative political…