Sonidep’s 2026 loss: how Niger’s cheap fuel policy is draining the state oil company
Niger’s insistence on freezing pump prices is finally landing on the books of its national oil company in the form…
Month: September 2026
Texforces-BF: a textile plant built on Burkina Faso’s retirement savings
Officially, Texforces-BF stands as the emblem of a Burkina Faso that processes its own cotton rather than shipping raw fibre…
Niger’s external liabilities reach 12,900 billion CFA francs as dependence deepens
For months now, the official line has celebrated a clean break with old partners and a freshly conquered economic emancipation.…
Benin’s school canteens now feed 1.9 million children every school day
The school canteen has moved into a different league in Benin. As classes resumed for the 2026-2027 academic year, some…
Sifi Grine in Bamako: Assimi Goïta’s junta swallows its pride before Algiers
Algeria’s prime minister, Sifi Grine, spent Monday in Bamako, standing shoulder to shoulder with the man who runs Mali, army…
Cameroon’s Martinez Zogo case: lead investigator wraps up critical hearing
In a courtroom session that drew intense attention, the main investigator in the Martinez Zogo case, Colonel Jean-Pierre Otoulou, concluded…
Burkina Faso: sovereignty on credit and the bill that comes later
Since captain Ibrahim Traoré came to power, a particular account of events has gradually established itself in official communication: a…
Inside Mali’s worst military setback: the fall of the Dioura camp to JNIM
Dioura, a locality in the Tenenkou district of central Mali, has just endured the heaviest single defeat inflicted on the…
Niger’s 334 billion CFA franc tax backlog: a state that folds before its economic giants
A tax authority that bites only the small While its inspectors chase petty traders through the informal sector with tireless…
Benin’s AME teachers: pay, protection and integration in 2026-2027
For thousands of aspiring teachers in Benin, the opening of the 2026-2027 school year is not simply another September. The…
Trading one patron for another: the sovereignty illusion under Ibrahim Traoré
General Yacouba Isaac Zida has drawn a hard line under the debate. Genuine sovereignty, in his words, is not about…
Niger : à Niamey, un convoi d’eau destiné aux mercenaires russes saccagé par la foule
À Niamey, un chargement d’eau transformé en symbole de rupture Des milliers de sachets d’eau potable réservés aux mercenaires d’Africa…