On 28 September 2026, Ibrahim Traoré officially inaugurated RAFFINOR-BF, Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery, in Ouagadougou. Presented by the authorities as a major advance
Month: September 2026
Niger’s competitive dialogue at three years: reform breakthrough or just paperwork?
When Decree No. 2022-743/PRN/PM was signed on 29 September 2022, it was presented as a decisive break with the past. By introducing the competitive dialogue
Can Benin’s UN push for security cooperation and multilateralism deliver on its promises?
At the United Nations headquarters in New York, Benin made its case heard during the final day of the general debate of the 81st session
Can francophone civil society at Cotonou turn its peace roadmap into real leverage before the Cambodia summit?
The 16th ordinary plenary assembly of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (COING) of La Francophonie opened on 28 September 2026 in Cotonou. Over two
Ghana’s $109 million health deal refusal: who should control a nation’s medical records?
Ghana’s $109 million health deal refusal: who should control a nation’s medical records? What is the true price of a nation’s health sovereignty when foreign
Kribi port at 15: has Cameroon’s Chinese-built gamble paid off?
Fifteen years ago, Mboro, on the outskirts of Kribi in southern Cameroon, was little more than an isolated fishing village, its handful of homes linked
Niger’s sovereignty paradox: can the junta’s UN rhetoric survive the SOMAÏR and SONIDEP collapse?
A defining dilemma for Niger’s military rulers What happens when a regime’s most powerful narrative collides with the cold arithmetic of its own industrial failures?
Will the UK’s new transit visa rules isolate Senegal from its key global routes?
At a time when Senegal is betting on global mobility to drive its economic diplomacy, a quiet regulatory shift in London is raising an urgent
Will the AES ever launch its own currency? The question Traoré keeps leaving unanswered
Burkina Faso Will the AES ever launch its own currency? The question Traoré keeps leaving unanswered A single currency for the Alliance of Sahel States
Who really controls Côte d’Ivoire’s radio frequencies — and why should you care?
Abidjan — Who actually decides which radio frequencies circulate across Côte d’Ivoire? How are they handed out, supervised, and protected from interference? And what has
Guinea-Bissau’s election: can Embaló’s second-term gamble deliver the stability the country needs?
Bissau’s political fog has finally lifted. After months of hedging, Umaro Sissoco Embaló has formally declared he will seek a second term as Guinea-Bissau’s head
Guinea-Bissau’s election: can Embaló’s second-term gamble deliver the stability the country needs?
Bissau’s political fog has finally lifted. After months of hedging, Umaro Sissoco Embaló has formally declared he will seek a second term as Guinea-Bissau’s head