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A national day shadowed by an unrelenting security crisis On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, Mali marks the 66th anniversary of its accession to international sovereignty. Yet more than six decades after the independence declarations of […]
On independence day, the head of Mali’s transitional government, General Assimi Goïta, delivered a speech to the nation that brimmed with triumphalism. Promises of economic growth, boasts of a strengthened military, and sovereignist incantations formed […]
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traoré has spent recent days showcasing the “Nanga” armoured vehicles as fresh evidence of the country’s military sovereignty. On 21 September, he claimed that close to 300 units had been […]
What the Sévaré raid really exposes about Mali’s security model The attack on the Sévaré air base and the Konna military camp, claimed by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), […]
In a matter of days, Mali’s armed forces and their Russian allies came under repeated assault in Dioura and Sévaré, leaving roughly 150 people dead. The attacks, claimed by the jihadist group JNIM, have raised […]
In October 2026, Benin will ship its first-ever crude oil cargo — around 250,000 barrels from the revived offshore Sèmè field. But the real question is whether this milestone can genuinely reshape an economy long […]
The Sahel’s security landscape is shifting in ways that are hard to ignore. In Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, the promise of reclaiming territory from jihadist groups is colliding with a stark reality: attacks are […]
What does it take to spend an entire century shaping a continent’s literary voice? That is the question raised by the milestone now being marked in Benin and across Africa: Olympe Bhêly-Quenum, born on 20 […]
Mali Independence Day: Opposition Leader Fakaba Sissoko Demands Accountability from Those in Power On Mali’s Independence Day, September 22, the nation commemorates its freedom. However, this year’s celebrations were overshadowed by sharp criticism from opposition […]
Can Mali’s double-edged strategy of war and dialogue against jihadists truly work? News. In a televised address on Monday evening, Mali’s transitional president, General Assimi Goïta, made a bold pledge: to intensify the fight against […]
The debate spilled over everywhere this weekend, even onto the set of Ligue 1’s SAV. As a guest on the show after matchday 5, our journalist Jonathan Helbling discussed the tense end to the game […]
Can Cameroon withstand the era of permanent global insecurity? Armed violence is no longer a distant headline. It has become a daily reality across continents, and Cameroon sits at the crossroads of several converging threats. […]