On the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Benin chaired the 1369th meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) in
Month: September 2026
Senegal: Diomaye Faye leaves parliament dissolution on the table
Diomaye Faye refuses to rule out dissolving parliament Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has declined to rule out dissolving the National Assembly, now led by
Cameroon’s youth confront social media’s real impact in #PSE debate
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Kemi Seba’s Niger protection: a test for Benin reconciliation
The core of the matter Niger’s military government, led by General Abdourahamane Tiani, continues to extend political protection to Kemi Seba, a Beninese national wanted
Gabon’s poultry import ban: inside the 2027 sovereignty gamble
Economy Gabon’s poultry import ban: inside the 2027 sovereignty gamble Libreville, Thursday 24 September 2026 – The dispute between Libreville and Washington over poultry imports
Niger: 57 security personnel killed in two attacks on september 23
September 23, 2026, stands as one of the darkest days in Niger’s recent security history. Within a matter of hours, the country’s defense and security
Côte d’Ivoire takes debt-for-education model to UNICEF talks in New York
At the UNICEF high-level meetings held in New York on 21 and 22 September 2026, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba,
Burkina Faso’s Sky Dragon 30: a costly missile shield aimed at an enemy that does not fly
The rollout was staged with precision by the transitional government’s communications team: high-definition cameras, close-ups of gleaming armored vehicles, and martial speeches about the “rising
Burkina Faso’s crackdown on Muslim clerics: arrests, mosque closures, and eroding social cohesion
In Burkina Faso, the line between countering armed extremism and suppressing religious freedom has become dangerously blurred. Under the guise of eradicating the terrorist threat
Abala-Filingué: GARSI loses 15 troops in deadly ambush as Niger’s security crisis deepens
Elite unit decimated in Abala-Filingué attack An early morning assault in the Abala-Filingué department has left at least fifteen members of Niger’s Rapid Action Surveillance
Benin delivers 1,422 chance equality cards to persons with disabilities
The Benin government has taken another concrete step in its equity and social protection agenda. Social Affairs and Microfinance Minister Véronique Tognifodé has officially handed
KwaMakhutha: eleven killed in armed raid on a Durban township home
South Africa has once again been plunged into grief after a mass shooting tore through a township south of Durban. In the early hours of