Why does Niamey keep crying sovereignty while begging the un for handouts?
Since the July 2023 coup, Niger’s military junta has built a highly profitable political brand: surface-level sovereignty. With martial speeches,…
Category: Analysis
Why is Senegal’s new prime minister promising continuity while tightening the rules?
When Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo stepped before the National Assembly on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, for his general policy statement,…
Who is really being protected as foreign military forces quietly expand in northern Togo?
In the northern reaches of Togo, a quiet yet intense strategic rivalry is taking root. Information from security circles points…
Why is the Malian junta so afraid of independent journalists?
The military government in Bamako has taken another aggressive step to silence dissenting opinions by dragging journalist Abdrahamane Keïta before…
What does the Niger mutiny reveal about Tiani’s rule?
The recent mutiny in Niger raises troubling questions about the leadership of General Tiani, whose methods have transformed the military…
Tic-tac: manoeuvres for a future transition in Cameroon?
Recent weeks have seen a series of revelations on highly sensitive topics in Cameroon, coming notably from two figures who…
Gabon’s economy: steering without reliable public data
Running an economy without sufficiently detailed, regular, and accessible data is like making decisions with limited visibility. In Gabon, the…
Fmi loan and Sonko’s projects: a strategic analysis
As debates intensify over financial resource management and economic sovereignty, this discussion sheds crucial light on the decisions that lie…
Niger: Tiani faces discontent within special forces after Russian intervention
The apparent calm in Niamey since the events of August 29 may be masking a deeper reality. Behind the official…
Military unrest in Niamey: underlying grievances persist despite calm
A fragile tranquility settled over Niamey this Monday, August 31st. Yet, beneath the city’s newly hushed streets, a palpable tension…
Niger: an internal military challenge exposes fragilities within the Tiani regime
The dramatic events of Saturday, August 29, 2026, in Niamey cannot be dismissed by official rhetoric or misrepresented as mere…
Tensions in Niamey: Africa Corps personnel allegedly seeking urgent departure
Reports of gunfire and significant unrest around Diori-Hamani International Airport in Niamey have brought to light a particularly revealing situation:…