Mali’s education year opens with 2,400 schools closed and 730,000 children shut out
BAMAKO — The official start of the 2026-2027 school year on Thursday, October 1, was supposed to be a moment…
Month: October 2026
Cameroon’s ghost town day: how a decade of anglophone crisis is hitting lives and livelihoods
What the October 1st shutdown means for everyday Cameroonians The first of October carries deep historical weight in Cameroon. It…
What Benin’s €500 million bond really means for households, businesses and the wider economy
Cotonou — Benin has pulled off a €500 million fundraising on international markets, and the consequences will be felt far…
Burkina Faso’s tipping point: how coordinated jihadist strikes on Lalgaye and Ouahigouya signal a new phase
The weekend of Saturday 26 September marked a decisive shift in Burkina Faso’s security landscape. For the first time in…
Burkina Faso after four years of Traoré: mounting debate over the human cost of military rule
On 30 September 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso by toppling Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Four years…
Lamu refinery launch: the fallout, the debate, and what comes next for Benin
Lamu, Kenya — September 30, 2026. Benin’s President Romuald Wadagni was in Lamu on Wednesday, on Kenya’s northern coast, for…
Air Sénégal suspends all Dakar-Paris cabin crew amid parcel-carrying probe
Entire cabin crew removed from Dakar-Paris route Air Sénégal has taken the drastic step of grounding every flight attendant assigned…
Mali’s mining crisis: how Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto payoff is hammering workers and the economy
A social truce built on backroom payoffs at Loulo-Gounkoto The cancellation of the strike notice at the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex…
Moussa Kaka’s disappearance in Niger: the far-reaching consequences for citizens, the press and West Africa’s economy
Niger has been without any trace of journalist Moussa Kaka since August 31. His forced disappearance is already sending shockwaves…