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What the Benin-AIIB deal means for the country’s future Benin has secured an indicative financing envelope of $730 million from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for 2027-2028, a move that has sparked widespread discussion […]
The fallout of a record petition A petition campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo is generating significant public debate and raising urgent questions about the country’s future. The initiative, led by Amnesty International, aims […]
Wrecked campuses, running street battles with riot squads and public transport brought to a standstill: France’s high school movement crossed a dangerous line on Thursday, and the political aftermath is already proving just as explosive […]
The disappearance and reported arrest of Moussa Kaka, a towering figure in Nigerien journalism and the long-serving correspondent in Niamey, has triggered a swelling wave of outrage that shows no sign of fading. For at […]
A school year that opens with 2,400 doors still shut BAMAKO — The 2026-2027 school year was meant to be a showcase. Mali’s transitional president, General Assimi Goïta, had branded it the “Year of Education […]
Reporting from Yaoundé October 1 marks the anniversary of the birth of the Federal Republic of Cameroon. On that day in 1961, the former French colony and Southern Cameroons, then under British administration, came together. […]
A landmark financing deal that is already fuelling public conversation Cotonou — The Beninese government has secured €500 million on international markets, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group, and the move is already […]
The morning of September 26 brought a new wave of simultaneous violence to Burkina Faso, and the consequences are already reshaping daily life for thousands of citizens. In the eastern Koulpélogo province, a Burkinabè soldier […]
Ouagadougou — When Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power on 30 September 2022 by deposing Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, he promised a radical reset for Burkina Faso. Four years on, the junta leader points to […]
Lamu, Kenya — the ceremony on 30 September 2026 has come and gone, but the fallout is only beginning. Benin’s president, Romuald Wadagni, stood alongside several African leaders on Kenya’s northern coast to break ground […]
Behind the scenes: why Air Senegal grounded its entire Dakar-Paris crew In a dramatic turn of events that has sent shockwaves through West African aviation, Air Senegal made the unprecedented decision to suspend its entire […]
The abrupt cancellation of the strike notice at the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex conceals a financial pact of a very different nature. Behind the public compromise on working conditions, the agreement sealed between Canadian mining giant […]