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Bissau woke up to a political landscape suddenly stripped of ambiguity: Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the incumbent president of Guinea-Bissau, has formally declared he will seek a second term. After months of deliberately keeping the nation […]
South Africa has once again been plunged into grief after a fresh wave of armed violence claimed at least 27 lives in two separate attacks — one in Johannesburg, the country’s economic powerhouse, and another […]
When Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced that nearly 300 armored vehicles had been produced locally since November 2025, he did not present an industrial breakthrough. He presented a political performance designed to obscure a deteriorating security […]
The Ivory Coast has firmly rejected a controversial US proposal to accept non-citizens expelled from American soil—a move critics warn could undermine national sovereignty and set a dangerous precedent for Africa. Confirmed by insider accounts, […]
What if the biggest barrier to exporting from Benin to China was never really about products, but about customs? That is the question at the heart of a strategic shift now unfolding in West African […]
Can Niamey’s promises reach northern Niger, where darkness and thirst persist? In the northern reaches of Niger, the daily struggle for water and electricity has become a defining feature of life, far removed from official […]
Air Senegal faces an Interpol probe into suspected crew-assisted trafficking Is a single carton of milk the thin line between an air stewardess’s duty and unwitting participation in a transnational drug ring? Air Senegal’s leadership […]
As Senegal braces for its upcoming local elections, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye faces a defining test of his leadership. The stakes couldn’t be higher: will these polls strengthen his grip on power or expose vulnerabilities […]
Côte d’Ivoire tensions flare over Plateau district redevelopment plan RFI Mon, 28 Sep 2026 6:09 AM UTC Reporting from Abidjan, Fanny Naoro-Kabré uncovers the latest clash between local governance bodies. The Plateau municipality has slammed […]
Senegal’s parliament: What power does Ousmane Sonko hold to derail the 2026 budget? With the 2026 budget at stake in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko’s strategic position as National Assembly president could determine whether the revised finance […]
The countdown has begun. On December 2, 2026, Senegal’s president will gain a constitutional power that could redraw the political map: the ability to dissolve the National Assembly. But with a fractured majority and a […]
Senegal’s revised 2026 finance bill, presented to the National Assembly in September 2026, marks a stark retreat from the country’s earlier economic ambitions. The projected growth has been slashed from 5% to 2.7%, a dramatic […]