Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
Chad Chad: minors in military uniforms — can an investigation uncover who is really behind them? After a video surfaced showing minors in military attire making hostile remarks, the N’Djamena prosecutor’s office launched an inquiry […]
Cameroon: what does Oumar’s wounding by Boko Haram reveal about the cost of faith in the Far North? Published on 23 September 2026 In a press release issued on 18 September, the NGO Open Doors […]
What does it truly take to turn a civil protection agency into a rapid-response force capable of saving lives in the most remote corners of a country? That is the strategic question behind a major […]
A nationwide operation with a clear question at its core Can a wave of on-the-spot fines force a lasting shift in how people move around Benin? That is the dilemma now playing out on the […]
The World Bank Group’s active portfolio in Ivory Coast stands at 25 projects worth a total of $5.3 billion. That figure was highlighted on Monday, 21 September 2026, in Abidjan at the opening of the […]
Since November 2025, Burkina Faso has claimed to have locally produced or adapted nearly 300 armored vehicles named “Nanga” (scorpion). Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the transitional president, has publicly stated that the state-owned or mixed company […]
On independence day, the head of Mali’s transitional government, General Assimi Goïta, delivered a speech to the nation that brimmed with triumphalism. Promises of economic growth, boasts of a strengthened military, and sovereignist incantations formed […]
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traoré has spent recent days showcasing the “Nanga” armoured vehicles as fresh evidence of the country’s military sovereignty. On 21 September, he claimed that close to 300 units had been […]
What the Sévaré raid really exposes about Mali’s security model The attack on the Sévaré air base and the Konna military camp, claimed by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), […]
In October 2026, Benin will ship its first-ever crude oil cargo — around 250,000 barrels from the revived offshore Sèmè field. But the real question is whether this milestone can genuinely reshape an economy long […]
The Sahel’s security landscape is shifting in ways that are hard to ignore. In Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, the promise of reclaiming territory from jihadist groups is colliding with a stark reality: attacks are […]
What does it take to spend an entire century shaping a continent’s literary voice? That is the question raised by the milestone now being marked in Benin and across Africa: Olympe Bhêly-Quenum, born on 20 […]