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Togo’s President Engages Congo’s Peace Envoy in Critical Regional Talk In a high-stakes diplomatic engagement, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé hosted Democratic Republic of Congo’s Regional Integration Minister Floribert Anzuluni in Lomé today. The meeting focused […]
Can Nigeria’s military campaign end the kidnapping economy in the north? That is the urgent question hanging over the country after armed men seized at least 87 people — most of them women — in […]
A Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed on Tuesday, September 29, in the Amur region of Russia’s Far East during a training flight, killing six crew members. A seventh serviceman, described by local media as […]
Benin’s diplomatic footprint within the major consultative bodies of the French-speaking world keeps expanding. From 28 to 30 September 2026, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, president of Benin’s Economic and Social Council (CES), is leading an official […]
What does a small West African nation do when armed groups grow smarter, bolder, and more adaptable? For Benin, the answer is not to cling to a single ally but to cast a wider net. […]
The 2026 Public Finance Review outlines strategic fiscal policies designed to enhance the sustainability of Gabon’s public finances, stimulate job creation, and elevate living standards for its citizens. Key findings uncovered Revenue challenges: Between 2014 […]
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 […]
The main building of the Grand marché d’Anié, the economic heartbeat of Togo’s Plateaux region, was completely engulfed in flames overnight and reduced to ashes while traders could only stand and watch. No lives were […]
Bamako — A sweeping new human rights investigation has cast a harsh light on more than a decade of conflict in Mali, asking a question that grows more urgent with every passing year: when civilians […]
Mali has secured an emergency loan of 8 billion CFA francs from the West African Development Bank (BOAD) to import approximately 20 million litres of fuel, as the country grapples with severe energy supply disruptions. […]
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 […]