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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
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Abala-Filingué: GARSI loses 15 troops in deadly ambush as Niger’s security crisis deepens
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Benin delivers 1,422 chance equality cards to persons with disabilities
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Burkina Faso receives 25,000 tonnes of Russian wheat as food self-sufficiency claims face scrutiny
The gap between official rhetoric and ground realities has become impossible to ignore. On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities once again rolled
Ghana’s Salomay Awiti case: secret detention, abandoned children and an alleged coup plot
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Pope Leo XIV’s four-day France apostolic journey: Paris, Lourdes and Metz on the schedule
A historic four-day apostolic journey begins in France France is preparing for a major ecclesial and diplomatic event as Pope Leo XIV arrives for his