Open Doors calls for prayer after January attack in Cameroon’s Far North Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on 20-year-old Oumar in the Far North region
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Benin’s civil protection agency receives vehicles, computers and rescue kits from OIM in Cotonou
On Tuesday 22 September 2026, the Agence Béninoise de Protection Civile (ABPC) took a significant step in modernising its operational toolkit. During an official ceremony
Senegal’s first BRVM bond listing raises 305 billion FCFA
Senegal has completed its first listing on the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM), introducing four bond lines totaling 305 billion FCFA. The operation, led by the
Benin police launch sweeping traffic enforcement drive
Benin Benin police launch sweeping traffic enforcement drive Benin’s Republican Police have launched a nationwide operation targeting traffic code violations, with over 100 motorcyclists and
Ivory Coast unveils $5.3 billion World Bank portfolio at Abidjan open days
Ivory Coast’s active portfolio with the World Bank Group stands at 25 projects worth a combined $5.3 billion. The figure was confirmed on Monday, September
Burkina Faso’s Nanga armored vehicles: the secret defense label masking an inflated procurement scheme
It was a monumental, almost miraculous claim that electrified sovereignist circles: Burkina Faso is said to have locally produced or adapted nearly 300 armored vehicles
Togo’s rulers turn to Chadian rebels for domestic repression
Lomé has quietly allowed senior figures from Chadian armed movements to operate from its soil, under the cover of a regional mediation effort presented as
Niger journalist Moussa Kaka missing in Niamey as RSF demands official answers
The disappearance of veteran Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka in Niamey has triggered international alarm and renewed scrutiny of press freedom across the Sahel. Kaka, director-general
Cameroon court convicts four journalists in minister’s eyeglasses case
A costly verdict for four reporters A court in Cameroon has convicted four journalists over a report involving a minister’s eyeglasses. The case has drawn
Mali: Africa Corps loses 358 fighters in three years, a death toll that overshadows France’s decade-long campaign
A symbolic threshold crossed The Russian paramilitary contingent deployed in Mali — once known as Wagner, now operating under the Africa Corps banner — has
Ondo state methanol tragedy: 48 dead and 180 hospitalized after bootleg alcohol consumption
At least 48 people have died and nearly 180 others are receiving emergency treatment after drinking homemade alcohol laced with methanol in Ondo state, south-west
AES weighs $410m US migration outsourcing offer
The capitals of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have declared a radical ideological break with traditional Western powers, chief among them the United States