Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
Can Benin turn its commitment to social equity into tangible change for people with disabilities? The latest handover of 1,422 chance equality cards suggests the government is trying, but the question remains whether these documents […]
In the early hours of Wednesday, 23 September 2026, a quiet township roughly 30 kilometres south of Durban became the scene of yet another mass killing. At least 11 people — among them a pregnant […]
The gap between official declarations and what is actually happening on the ground has become almost impossible to ignore. While Captain Ibrahim Traoré continues to tell audiences that Burkina Faso is edging ever closer to […]
Barely 77 kilometres north-east of Ouagadougou lies Boussouma, a village now at the heart of an unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis. Once a bustling crossroads of trade and a symbol of community cohesion, the locality […]
Niger’s transitional authorities have hailed the 23 September 2026 agreement over the Madaouela uranium deposit as a major win for mining sovereignty. But the deal with Atomic Eagle—offering the state a 40% stake, a US$10 […]
Under the guise of a regional mediation officially presented as a peace effort, the presence of leaders from foreign rebellions and armed movements in Lomé reveals a far more cynical political mechanism. The high-profile arrest […]
What happens to a country’s public debate when one of its most experienced journalists vanishes without a trace? That is the question pressing on Niger’s capital after Moussa Kaka, director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia (RTS) […]
Is the kremlin-backed security model in Mali reaching its breaking point? With at least 358 russian paramilitary fighters killed since late 2021, the human cost of the Africa Corps deployment has shattered official narratives of […]
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 […]
The question that haunts Niger’s presidential palace What is the price of power seized at gunpoint? In Niamey, more than three years after the July 2023 coup, General Abdourahamane Tiani is confronting that question every […]
In Mali’s increasingly fraught media environment, the line between factual reporting and wartime communication has not simply blurred — it has been deliberately erased. At the centre of this shift stands the online portal Maliweb.net, […]
Can West Africa’s dormant savings finally be turned into the engine of its own financial sovereignty, or will the region remain dependent on external capital? That was the urgent question hanging over Cotonou on 17 […]