The question hanging over Groupama Stadium After a balanced contest at Groupama Stadium, OL Lyonnes were held to a 0-0 draw by Chelsea in the
Month: September 2026
Can Togo’s mediation still deliver peace in eastern DRC after Tshisekedi’s latest letter to Gnassingbé?
Can a single written message revive a stalled peace process? That is the question hanging over eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi
Mali: did the JNIM ambush on Africa Corps near Niono expose a fatal gap in Russia’s Sahel strategy?
What happens when a Russian paramilitary convoy rolls through hostile territory without local backup? That question now hangs over central Mali after a deadly ambush
Will Mali’s 73.6 million dollar funding gap decide the fate of millions by 2027?
In Mali, the numbers reveal a social reality that is deeply troubling. With the World Food Programme (WFP) warning of a 73.6 million dollar funding
Niger’s jailing of lawyer Abdourahamane Lirwana: is free speech now a crime in the country?
What does it mean when a lawyer can be jailed for expressing an opinion on social media? In Niger, the arrest and imprisonment of Maître
Did a routine Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv nearly become an international disaster?
Did a routine Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv nearly become an international disaster? What if a single flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, carrying over
Guinea-Bissau’s December 2026 vote: can Embaló return legally, and can the result ever be trusted?
Ten months after Umaro Sissoco Embaló was removed from office by the military, the former president is preparing an attempted comeback. From exile, he has
Can a $20 million bounty take down Ukraine’s drone war architect?
What does it mean when a single commander becomes worth more than an entire weapons system? That is the uncomfortable question at the heart of
Gabon’s UN funding in 2025: can 10.5 billion CFA francs deliver real change?
In a rare direct exchange with the media, the United Nations System in Gabon has laid out how it spent its 2025 budget — and
Can Tinubu’s Lagos homecoming before Nigeria’s 66th independence day reshape his 2027 path?
Lagos, 29 September 2026 — Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to the country on Tuesday, 29 September, after spending nearly a month in Europe.
Can Benin turn a €500 million loan into lasting social change?
What does it take for a developing country to secure major international financing on favorable terms? Benin has just answered that question by raising €500
Burkina Faso: what does Ibrahim Traoré’s four-year record truly mean for the displaced and the silenced?
On 27 September 2026, Ibrahim Traoré granted an interview to present the balance sheet of his four years in power. The exercise offered, above all,