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Niger has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new $203 million financing program, setting the stage for a decisive shift in the country’s economic trajectory. The deal, struck after […]
The government of Burkina Faso has taken a decisive step by suspending the export of millet, maize and sorghum flours, along with their derivatives, until further notice. This measure, announced through a directive from the […]
On 10 October 2026, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) reportedly launched a drone attack on positions held by Africa Corps and the Malian army in Soumpi, in the Timbuktu region. This episode brings a fundamental […]
The moment of truth has arrived for Niger’s transitional authorities. On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the International Monetary Fund announced a staff-level agreement following a mission to Niamey led by Julia Bersch from September 28 […]
DIFFA, NIGER — A dark slick spreads across the land in Diffa, eastern Niger, and crude oil — a strategic economic lifeline for the country — has become a direct environmental threat. A reported oil […]
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, used a late-September interview on BF1 TV to close the door firmly on any normalisation of diplomatic ties with France, delivering unusually sharp criticism of Paris. The intervention […]
The investigation into an alleged property fraud in Côte d’Ivoire has reached a decisive turning point. Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, widely known as “Maman Caï-Caï”, now sits at the centre of a judicial inquiry into […]
The expulsion of two Nigerien intelligence agents from Paris marks a decisive turning point in the diplomatic rupture between France and Niger. With this move, the breakdown in relations that began with the July 2023 […]
A billion-dollar handover signals a new chapter Swiss hydrocarbon trader Oryx Energies, a heavyweight in Africa’s energy market, has just passed into new ownership in a deal valued at close to one billion dollars. The […]
Benin has reached a decisive turning point in its push to make quality care available far beyond the big cities. Meeting in Council of Ministers on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the government cleared the way […]
Benin has made a decisive move to take back control of a critical stretch of its southern coast. The government has approved the creation of a dedicated body to oversee planning between Fidjrossè and Ouidah, […]
A decisive shift as market borrowing takes center stage On October 7, 2026, Burkina Faso’s government took a decisive step by once again turning to private investors on the UMOA financial market to raise 40 […]