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A strategic dilemma behind Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery On 28 September 2026, Ibrahim Traoré officially inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF, Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery, in Ouagadougou. Presented by the authorities as a major step […]
When Niger’s government unveiled Decree No. 2022-743/PRN/PM on 29 September 2022, it promised a turning point in how public contracts are awarded. The decree introduced a competitive dialogue procedure designed to let public buyers sit […]
A pivotal question at the heart of Benin’s UN address As the 81st session of the UN General Assembly drew to a close in New York, Benin’s foreign minister, Corinne Amori Brunet, stepped up to […]
What is the real price of a health partnership when it comes with strings attached? Accra has just answered that question in the most direct way possible: $109 million is not enough to hand over […]
At the podium of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Niger’s military regime, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, once again indulged in his favourite exercise: the grand sovereignist tirade. Before a gathering […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senegal’s 2026 budget vote: can the Pastef majority survive the FMI dilemma? As Senegal’s legislators prepare to vote on the 2026 revised budget—recalculated at 1,735.2 billion FCFA—President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has placed Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef […]
As world leaders gathered in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, the Republic of Benin made a move that raises a critical question: in an era of shrinking global health budgets, can […]