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The reported requisition of Burkina Faso’s senior national football team, the Stallions, for what has been described as a “patriotic insertion” has ignited a wave of reactions across the country. What began as an unexplained […]
Africa After Makotipoko: Kinshasa and Brazzaville face the test of turning words into action The border clash at Makotipoko has sparked a public debate on both sides of the Congo River. Félix Tshisekedi and Denis […]
The provisional findings from Niger’s Court of Accounts have ignited a fierce public debate and left the future of the state-owned water supplier, Nigérienne des Eaux (NDE), hanging in the balance. With revelations of bacterial […]
The Port of Cotonou is undergoing a profound transformation, and the reactions are pouring in. Once seen primarily as a gateway for landlocked neighbors, the port now finds itself at the center of a heated […]
A strategic partnership enters a new phase Diplomatic ties between the Republic of Benin and the Federal Republic of Germany are heading toward a fresh chapter, with Berlin preparing to sign a new bilateral security […]
The unlikely ideological mirror capturing global attention When Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s young military leader, and Marine Le Pen, the veteran French nationalist, found themselves echoing strikingly similar language on sovereignty, the immediate shockwave was […]
The passing of a judicial heavyweight Clément Atangana, born on December 20, 1941, in Ekoumeyeck near Ngomedzap in the Nyong and So’o division, died on October 4, 2026, in Paris, France, after an illness. His […]
Politics Gabon’s human capital plan: mixed reactions and the road ahead after 400 youth trained in Libreville By Editorial Team 4 October 2026 51 No comment Libreville, Sunday 4 October 2026 – The fallout from […]
As the M23 rebel group advanced toward Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, in early 2025, the government in Kinshasa scrambled to assemble a last-ditch defense. The strategy relied on a fragile alliance of […]
Cameroon kept signing new financing deals throughout 2026 as the government sought to bankroll infrastructure projects, close its budget gap and meet existing obligations. By the end of June, the national debt stock had climbed […]
Lomé’s russian corridor: a strategic shift under scrutiny The burgeoning partnership between Lomé and Moscow is entering a new phase, with the proposed use of the Port of Lomé as a distribution hub for Russian […]
A void at the top of Cameroon’s electoral arbiter Clément Atangana, the man who presided over Cameroon’s Constitutional Council, has died in Paris at the age of 85. He had been evacuated to France for […]