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The once-unbreakable alliance between Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has collapsed. Their 2024 campaign slogan, « Diomaye Moy Sonko » (« Diomaye is…
The Niger-Bénin border stands at the cusp of a significant diplomatic shift after nearly three years of complete closure. The recent visit of Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Lamine Zeine, to…
The military-led administration in Burkina Faso has suspended the country’s largest student union, the Union générale des étudiants du Burkina (Ugeb), for an initial three-month period with the possibility of…
The 36th anniversary of student activist Dabo Boukary‘s assassination under former President Blaise Compaoré was marked this week, yet it was overshadowed by fresh tensions as the Union générale des…
The detention of prominent Sunni preacher Mohamed Ishaq Kindo in Burkina Faso on the eve of Tabaski has intensified public unease. Authorities have provided no official explanation for the arrest,…
Controversy Surrounds Niger’s Interior Minister in Alleged Visa Trafficking Scheme The Nigerien Minister of the Interior, General Mohamed Toumba, a prominent figure in the National Council for the Safeguarding of…
Influential imam detained in Burkina Faso following criticism of the regime The influential Sunni imam, Mohamad Ishaq Kindo, was detained on Tuesday in Ouagadougou by security forces. His arrest comes…
Senegal’s political landscape shifts as Sonko assumes assembly leadership Political developments. From eviction to election: Sonko’s swift return to power Just five days after being removed from his role as…
Centuries of conflict in Mali’s central regions have left deep scars, none more enduring than the memory of villages encircled, cut off from supplies and movement until surrender. From the…
How the JNIM’s evolving tactics are redefining Mali’s security landscape The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has quietly shifted its strategy in Mali, moving beyond high-profile…
Édouard Dahome, a Guadeloupean Engineer, Appointed Benin’s Energy, Water and Mines Minister Politics The Republic of Benin has just marked a historic moment in its governance with the appointment of…
Residents of M’béngou, a village near Bamingui in the Central African Republic, have fled in panic following what witnesses describe as a violent incursion by armed foreign fighters. Reports indicate…