Moussa Kaka’s disappearance in Niamey: the fallout, the debate, and what happens next
The shockwaves from the disappearance of veteran Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka are still rippling through Niamey and far beyond its…
Author: Daniel Mbami
Journalist
After the eyeglasses verdict in Cameroon, a reckoning for the press and its critics
In Cameroon, the eyeglasses affair involving a government minister has ended with four journalists hit by heavy sentences. The fallout…
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Ondo’s bootleg alcohol catastrophe: mounting calls for change after 48 deaths and 180 poisonings
The south-west of Nigeria is still reeling from one of the deadliest bootleg alcohol incidents in recent memory. Health officials…
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Mali at 66: mounting fallout, divided reactions and an uncertain road beyond the independence milestone
A sombre anniversary amid widening security fallout On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, Mali marked the 66th anniversary of its accession…
Mali’s JNIM attacks: mounting toll, rising debate, uncertain path forward
Mali is once again confronted with the harsh realities of its security crisis after a series of coordinated assaults by…
After Dioura: how the AES security gamble became the Sahel’s biggest open question
Dioura fallout: a debate the AES can no longer contain The attack on the Dioura military camp in central Mali…
Mali reacts to Goïta’s independence day address: what the war-and-dialogue pledge means now
Mali reacts to Goïta’s independence day address: what the war-and-dialogue pledge means now Mali’s public conversation shifted sharply this week…
Atonfack Guemo’s vigilance appeal sparks nationwide debate: what Cameroonians are saying now
A call that has set the country talking When Atonfack Guemo, the communications director at the Ministry of Defence, used…
Mali’s 514 billion FCFA Russian mercenary contract sparks public outcry and doubts over Bamako’s next move
The staggering sums Bamako has committed to Russian paramilitary forces are no longer a matter of quiet budget lines. With…
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Benin’s 2026 budget close-out: the fallout, the debate, and what comes next
A fiscal year closing under the spotlight As Benin’s 2026 budget year enters its final quarter, the public conversation is…
United Russia’s 355 seats: the fallout, the debate, and what comes next for Russia’s Douma
What the Douma results set in motion The preliminary count from Russia’s parliamentary elections has handed United Russia, the party…
Fallout from Amnesty’s M23 mining report: what next for eastern DRC?
The publication of a damning report by Amnesty International detailing grave human rights abuses by the M23 armed group in…