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In a formal communication dated April 14, 2026, the opposition political entity, « Les Démocrates », conveyed its official felicitations to the newly elected duo, Romuald Wadagni and Mariam Chabi…
Emerging into the public discourse more than two weeks following the inauguration of Faustin Archange Touadéra, an event that heralded the Seventh Republic, Martin Ziguélé, a former head of government…
Despite securing a 2-1 away victory in the second leg, FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League campaign concluded in the quarter-finals, courtesy of Atlético Madrid. Having faced a 2-0 deficit from…
The Nigerien military’s battle against an expanding terrorist insurgency has taken a precarious turn, with General Abdourahamane Tiani caught between covert negotiations and internal fractures within his own ranks. As…
The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, was welcomed in Paris for a State visit by his French counterpart this Wednesday. Ahead of the Africa Forward Summit in…
The President of France welcomed Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, to the Élysée Palace in Paris this Wednesday for a landmark state visit. With the Africa Forward…
France welcomed Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani at the Élysée Palace this Wednesday for a state visit. With the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi just one month away…
Le Président de la République a reçu Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, Président de la Mauritanie, au Palais de l’Elysée, ce mercredi. A un mois du Sommet Africa Forward qui…
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENA) unveiled the provisional results, a significant chapter in Benin’s history began. Romuald Wadagni, previously celebrated as the nation’s exceptional Minister of Economy, has…
The 2025 presidential elections across Africa revealed a troubling pattern: incumbent leaders securing sweeping victories with minimal opposition challenge. In Djibouti on April 10 and Benin on April 12, 2026,…
Elections in Africa this year have been anything but unpredictable. With “pre-ordained victories”, “lack of suspense” and “first-round landslides for incumbents”, the pattern is clear: opposition candidates are being systematically…
Preordained victories. Routine landslides. First-round sweeps. Africa’s 2025 presidential contests followed a familiar script—one where opposition forces found themselves systematically sidelined before campaign season even began. The most recent examples…