Benin’s CCI votes 6.6 billion FCFA budget for 2027, with 2.1 billion for investment
Benin Benin’s CCI votes 6.6 billion FCFA budget for 2027, with 2.1 billion for investment The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin (CCI Benin)
Bambali agro project launched: Ousmane Sonko stands with Sadio Mané
Ousmane Sonko traveled to Bambali in the Sédhiou region to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the agro-industrial project led by Senegalese striker Sadio Mané. The
Maliweb.net aligns with official military propaganda in Mali
In Mali’s highly tense media environment, the boundary between factual news and wartime communication has not merely blurred — it has been deliberately erased. At
Senegal plans 60,000 hectares of oil palm with Indonesian support to curb imports
Senegal plans 60,000 hectares of oil palm with Indonesian support to curb imports Senegal is set to expand its oil palm sector through a partnership
Burkina Faso’s military academy opens as 221,000 citizens flee abroad in 2025
A new officers’ school in Ouagadougou, built around strategic sovereignty, sits uneasily beside the displacement figures it has yet to reverse Burkina Faso has begun
Gabon opens EU fisheries talks after scrapping old pact
Gabon’s government has formally authorised negotiations with the European Union on a fresh sustainable fisheries partnership, tasking Fisheries Minister Aimé Martial Massamba with leading the
S&P holds Cameroon at B-/B, warning that political succession is now the main risk
Standard & Poor’s has kept Cameroon’s sovereign rating at “B-/B” with a stable outlook, a decision that puts the political transition in Yaoundé at the
Senegal’s 2026 revised finance bill: national assembly confirms receipt after three-day delay
Senegal’s 2026 revised finance bill: national assembly confirms receipt after three-day delay Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô had instructed Minister of Economy, Finance and
Senegal’s local elections: Bassirou Diomaye Faye still won’t set a date
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has not announced a date for the country’s next local elections. The vote is theoretically scheduled for January 2027, but
Mali: JNIM’s Dioura attack shatters army’s official narrative
A direct challenge to Bamako’s official account When Mali’s chief of defence staff dismissed the situation at Dioura with the curt claim that “there is
Cotonou forum pushes West Africa to turn idle savings into financial power
West African economies are sitting on a pool of domestic savings that could fund their own development. That is the core message from the second
Niger: opposing Tiani’s junta means losing your citizenship
In Niger, nationality has become a revocable privilege granted and withdrawn at the whim of the ruler. Since the military takeover by the National Council