Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
When soldiers of Niger’s special forces rose up in the darkness of late August, the men in power faced a stark dilemma: crush their own brothers in arms or watch their authority collapse. The choices […]
Benin’s AirBadminton gold: a turning point or a one-off triumph? When Benin’s men’s triples team stepped onto the sand at Aero Beach in Entebbe, Uganda, on Saturday, 19 September 2026, they carried more than just […]
A strategic bet on investment over operations The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin (CCI Bénin) has approved a 2027 budget of 6.6 billion FCFA, with 2.1 billion FCFA earmarked for investments. The decision […]
Ousmane Sonko accepted Sadio Mané’s invitation and traveled to Bambali in the Sédhiou region to attend the launch ceremony of the Senegalese striker’s agro-industrial project. The president of the National Assembly took part in the […]
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, […]
Senegal is placing a high-stakes bet on its oilseed future. After years of stagnation below 12,000 hectares, the country’s oil palm sector could be on the verge of an unprecedented leap forward, thanks to a […]
Burkina Faso’s leadership has decided to train its own military elite at home. The Tiéfo-Amoro Institute of Higher Military Education is now tasked with preparing officers in strategy, command, crisis management and geopolitics. Its first […]
Aimé Martial Massamba, Gabon’s Minister of Fisheries, Maritime Affairs, and Blue Economy, has been tasked with steering preparations for a fresh fisheries partnership with the European Union. Meeting on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the […]
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed Cameroon’s sovereign rating at “B-/B” with a stable outlook — a decision that, beneath its reassuring surface, thrusts the political transition in Yaoundé into the spotlight for global markets. […]
Can Senegal’s budget process survive a three-day delay? The wait is over, but the questions linger. Senegal’s National Assembly confirmed on Friday, 18 September 2026, that it has finally received the draft revised finance bill […]
The unanswered question hanging over Senegal’s local polls Senegal’s political landscape is caught in a strategic dilemma. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has kept the nation guessing about when local elections—theoretically slated for January 2027—will actually […]
La question mérite d’être posée sans détour : combien de temps le pouvoir militaire de Bamako pourra-t-il maintenir un récit officiel que les faits contredisent chaque jour un peu plus ? Alors que le chef […]