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…
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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…
Burkina Faso : Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla blocked from leaving the country
The former Burkinabè prime minister Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla has been stopped from leaving Burkina Faso, on a decision taken…
Cameroun : Yaoundé mobilise 432 millions USD pour reprendre Société Générale Cameroun
Le gouvernement camerounais est lancé dans une course contre la montre pour réunir les fonds nécessaires au rachat de la…
Burkina Faso’s energy gamble: 104 billion CFA francs pledged as unpaid bills to Côte d’Ivoire linger
The Burkinabè government has approved a substantial financing package of 104.175 billion CFA francs aimed at strengthening electricity transmission and…
Bénin : comment la fermeture préventive des écoles du Nord déjoue les plans terroristes
Le Bénin a choisi de ne pas attendre que le terrorisme dicte son calendrier. Face à la menace persistante qui…
Palokinam Pitché takes the helm of West African health organisation
LOMÉ, 14 September 2026 — A leading figure in Togolese medicine and higher education has assumed control of West Africa’s…
Niger: why general Salaou Barmou was sacrificed on the altar of russian dependence
The removal of Moussa Salaou Barmou from the helm of Niger’s armed forces, less than two weeks after the coup…
Niger: the widening gap between Niamey’s security rhetoric and the reality on the ground
An examination of the growing distance between the transition’s security discourse and the daily lives of communities exposed to armed…
Mali: Dioura attack leaves army reeling and civilians fearing the worst
Nearly 80 Malian soldiers are believed to have been killed on 10 September when assailants stormed the military camp at…