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In Burkina Faso, the legacy of Thomas Sankara has long ceased to be a purely historical matter. It now occupies a central place in the political narrative of Ibrahim Traoré’s…
A deadly dawn raid on the banks of the Niger river As the first light crept over the outskirts of Gao on the morning of Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the…
An audit redraws Gabon’s debt map Gabon now holds a considerably sharper picture of what it owes. The audit ordered by the state, closed at 31 December 2025, fixes the…
Digitalisation du foncier au Gabon : le Ministre de l’Économie rejoint le protocole avec SNEDAI GROUPE par · 15 septembre 2026 éorte sur la mise en place d’un système foncier…
The Nigerien government once celebrated the takeover of the Société des mines de l’Aïr (SOMAÏR) by a fully local team as a triumphant assertion of national sovereignty. Yet that same…
In barracks from Tillabéri to Diffa, a quiet but relentless unraveling is under way inside Niger’s armed forces. Eighteen months after the July 26, 2023 coup, the patriotic facade cultivated…
AES states’ regional securities debt reaches 7,727 billion CFA francs The three member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) — Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — remain deeply…
On Monday, 14 September 2026, classrooms across Benin came back to life as the official school year began. From the far north to the southern coast, students and teachers returned…
Niger’s decision to keep pump prices artificially low is now exposing the true fiscal cost of that policy. Fresh projections from the International Monetary Fund indicate that the Société nationale…
A high-stakes bet on Burkina Faso’s industrial future TEXFORCES-BF, the flagship textile venture presented as a cornerstone of Burkina Faso’s economic sovereignty, has generated considerable official enthusiasm. Yet beneath the…
Official speeches in Niamey regularly celebrate a break with the past and economic emancipation, but the hard numbers tell a different story. Data from the Central Bank of West African…
A national program expands its reach Benin’s school canteen initiative has entered a new phase. For the 2026-2027 academic year, approximately 1.9 million children now receive a hot meal on…