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
Author: Claire Mvondo
Journalist
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
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
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?
South Africa’s mass shooting crisis: can Johannesburg and Cape Town ever feel safe again?
South Africa has been plunged into mourning once more after a burst of gun violence left at least 27 people dead in two separate attacks
Senegal’s budget: can Ousmane Sonko afford to block Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s 2026 plan?
Ousmane Sonko now leads Senegal’s National Assembly, and with that role come real powers over the 2026 rectified finance bill. The question is simple but
Senegal’s December 2, 2026: will Diomaye Faye dissolve parliament or play the long game?
Senegal’s December 2, 2026: will Diomaye Faye dissolve parliament or play the long game? On December 2, 2026, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will finally hold
Senegal’s 2026 budget revision: can Dakar still rescue its growth and investment agenda?
Senegal’s revised 2026 finance bill, submitted to the National Assembly on 18 September 2026, embodies a harsh recalibration of Dakar’s budgetary ambitions. Projected growth has
Senegal’s 2026 revised budget: a trap vote for Pastef or a necessary evil?
Premium article Senegal’s 2026 revised budget: a trap vote for Pastef or a necessary evil? What if the most consequential vote in Senegal’s National Assembly
As donor fatigue spreads, can Benin’s €544,042 UNAIDS pledge keep the HIV response on track?
In September 2026, as the 81st United Nations General Assembly filled the corridors of New York, an uncomfortable question travelled with it: who keeps the
Why did Nourane Foster leave Cabral Libii’s PCRN — and what does it cost Cameroon’s opposition?
A resignation letter that forces Cameroon’s opposition to confront its own contradictions Can an opposition party survive when one of its most visible MPs says
Benin and Burkina Faso align on scientific excellence for girls
When a neighbouring state begins to adopt an approach already tested elsewhere, comparison becomes unavoidable. This is precisely the dynamic now taking shape between Benin