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Home Economy My Finances Champions league final tickets resold at exorbitant prices, new scams emerge From €2,000 minimum to €115,000 per ticket: the black market for Champions League final tickets…
Senegal’s political landscape shaken as Ousmane Sonko inches closer to Assembly presidency Political observers in Dakar are closely watching as Senegal’s National Assembly prepares to vote Tuesday on the reinstatement…
The crucial first leg of the Ligue 1 playoff duel kicks off this evening as AS Saint-Étienne (ASSE) face OGC Nice at the iconic Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. With promotion and relegation…
Dakar awakes to a reshaped political landscape this morning. The appointment of a new Prime Minister and the imminent election of the National Assembly President mark a turning point in…
Politics Senegal Could Ousmane Sonko emerge as Senegal’s next parliamentary leader? Senegal’s National Assembly convenes today to reinstate opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as MP and elect a new speaker, amid…
The jihadist blockade strangling Bamako since late April is turning the preparations for Tabaski 2026 into a daunting challenge for hundreds of thousands of Malian families. The Group for the…
The case of Joseph Figueira shines a harsh light on the covert influence operations conducted by Wagner in the Central African Republic. The Belgian-Portuguese aid worker, abducted in May 2024…
Joseph Figueira, a respected Belgian-Portuguese researcher, endured a harrowing two-year captivity in the Central African Republic’s most notorious detention centers. His release on April 7, 2026, after intense negotiations, marked…
Ousmane Sonko a retrouvé ce week-end son domicile privé dakarois : « Ce soir, je dormirai le cœur léger », a réagi le désormais ancien premier ministre, vendredi soir, après…
Cotonou witnessed a landmark moment on May 24, 2026, as the nation marked not only the official swearing-in of President Romuald Wadagni but also a symbolic gathering of political and…
On the afternoon of Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Baga-Sola, young people from the Lake Region united under the Coordination of Youth Associations of the Lake (CADELAC) to express their…
Chad’s Minister of Public Security and Immigration, General Ali Ahmat Aghabache, has issued directives on May 25, 2026, urging security forces to heighten vigilance around mosques, churches, markets, government buildings…