Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
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 […]
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) […]
The verdict that shook Cameroon’s press In Cameroon, a seemingly trivial detail — a minister’s pair of glasses — has spiraled into a full-blown judicial saga that has left four journalists facing severe consequences. The […]
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 […]
In Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria, a public health emergency is unfolding with grim intensity. At least 48 people have died, and roughly 180 others are battling severe poisoning after drinking locally brewed alcohol laced with […]
Could a $410 million financial package from Washington end up achieving something that years of diplomatic pressure could not: pulling the Sahel Alliance of States (AES) back toward pragmatic cooperation with the United States? That […]
A national day shadowed by an unrelenting security crisis On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, Mali marks the 66th anniversary of its accession to international sovereignty. Yet more than six decades after the independence declarations of […]
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 […]