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As Cameroon’s finance minister, Louis Paul Motazé, outlined bold new priorities at the Diamond Capital Convention in Douala, one critical question looms: Can the region’s capital markets actually deliver the funding needed to transform local […]
As West Africa’s economic landscape evolves, one question looms large over the Alliance of Sahel States (AES): could a new regional currency finally break free from colonial monetary ties? At the heart of this debate, […]
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 […]
Is Burkina Faso’s 300 armored vehicles claim a true industrial breakthrough or a carefully crafted narrative? Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré recently announced the production of nearly 300 armored vehicles under the Faso Armored […]
Economy Can Gabon’s poultry import ban survive the WTO test? Libreville, Thursday 24 September 2026 – The dispute between Libreville and Washington over poultry imports goes far beyond what sits in a freezer. At its […]
Mali marked its national day with the customary formalities, joining Niger and Burkina Faso in upholding the traditions that define each state. On 22 September 2026, Bamako commemorated the 66th anniversary of Mali’s independence with […]
Economy Gabon’s fisheries deal with Europe: can Libreville turn access rights into real local wealth? Libreville, Wednesday 23 September 2026 – Gabon and the European Union are about to reopen a file that goes far […]
Senegal has taken a bold step onto the regional financial stage. The West African nation has successfully listed four sovereign bonds on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), the regional stock exchange based in […]
In a matter of days, Mali’s armed forces and their Russian allies came under repeated assault in Dioura and Sévaré, leaving roughly 150 people dead. The attacks, claimed by the jihadist group JNIM, have raised […]
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. […]
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 […]