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,
Cameroon’s Vision 4 suspension: does silencing a broadcaster protect the Martinez Zogo trial or undermine press freedom?
Cameroon’s Vision 4 suspension: does silencing a broadcaster protect the Martinez Zogo trial or undermine press freedom? When Cameroon’s National Communication Council (CNC) ordered Vision
Thali oil permit: can Prime Global Energies’ $15 million rescue finally unlock Cameroon’s stalled Njom-3 well?
Cameroon’s Thali offshore oil permit has reached a critical crossroads, and the question on everyone’s lips is whether the entry of Prime Global Energies can
Can West Africa’s peace hold without the Entente Council and UNOWAS pact?
What does it take to keep a region from sliding further into instability? That question hung over Abidjan-Cocody on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, as the