Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
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. […]
What price is Mali truly paying for its security partnership with Russia? As the national budget groans under the combined weight of international sanctions and a stuttering economy, the cost of Russian paramilitary forces—first the […]
What happened on the Diabali-Niono road? On 20 September 2026, a joint patrol of Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) soldiers and Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries was ambushed on a dusty track between Diabali and Niono. The […]
With the fourth quarter on the horizon, economic signals for Benin’s public treasury remain remarkably positive. After a strong mid-year performance—2,329.6 billion FCFA already mobilised by the end of June, representing 56.2% of the revised […]
When United Russia walked away with 355 of the 450 seats in the State Duma, the headline number looked like an overwhelming mandate. Yet one question refuses to go away: could Russian voters actually pick […]
Ukraine’s large-scale drone assault on the Moscow region in September has forced a difficult question to the surface: can Russia still shield its own territory from a war it chose to launch? The attack targeted […]
The newly appointed board of Benin’s Health Sector Regulatory Authority (ARS) was formally sworn in on Friday, 18 September 2026, at the Palais de la Marina in Cotonou. President Romuald Wadagni presided over the ceremony, […]
Can the M23’s mining empire survive this damning human rights report? Amnesty International has leveled grave accusations against the M23 armed group, alleging a pattern of severe human rights abuses targeting artisanal miners in the […]
Société Nigeria farmer-herder violence: can North West Cameroon absorb another 600 refugees? More than 600 Nigerians have crossed into Cameroon to escape renewed farmer-herder clashes, raising a difficult question for local authorities: how much more […]
A widening gap between rhetoric and reality A troubling distance has opened between the martial language emanating from Bamako and the situation on the ground. For months, Malian forces have sustained heavy losses against the […]
The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has transformed the Central African Republic into a “drug empire”, with tramadol trafficking fueling its resurgence. According to The Wall Street Journal, this opioid rebranded as a cheap stimulant—dubbed the […]