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The recent presidential election in Benin has reached a historic milestone. With the Constitutional Court officially certifying the results from the April 12 vote, the final participation rate stands at…
The Champions League fixtures on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, provided a remarkable study in contrasts, ranging from a high-octane offensive display in Munich to a disciplined tactical stalemate in London.…
The era of media stunts appears to have transitioned into a period of legal accountability. The detention of Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, widely recognized as Kémi Séba, this past…
Following his involvement in a failed coup attempt in Benin in December 2025, the controversial activist Kemi Seba has been taken into custody in South Africa. The specifics of his…
In response to the recent announcement regarding the dissolution of 118 NGOs and associations in Burkina Faso, Ousmane Diallo, a senior Sahel researcher at Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa…
After scoring in the CAN 2025 final between Sénégal and Maroc, Pape Gueye remains adamant that he is an African champion. Despite the CAF appeal jury’s decision to strip his…
The serenity of northern Mali was shattered once again this Tuesday, April 14, 2026. In the vicinity of Aguelhok, within the Kidal region, a civilian transport vehicle fell victim to…
On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the Northern region of Burkina Faso was once again the site of violent confrontations. The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) announced,…
Gabon’s latest social media regulations have sparked intense debate across the country. The controversy surrounds a recently published ordinance aimed at governing online interactions, which only surfaced publicly in the…
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…