Cameroon: does suspending Vision 4 over the Martinez Zogo trial protect justice or muzzle the press?

Cameroon: does suspending Vision 4 over the Martinez Zogo trial protect justice or muzzle the press? Can a television station be pulled off the air for how it covers a…

Thali permit: can Cameroon’s oil gamble finally pay off?

The Thali offshore permit has crossed a critical threshold, but the decisive question remains: can this deal actually pull Cameroon’s flagship exploration project back from the brink? Tower Resources, the…

Can West Africa’s peace hold? Entente Council and UNOWAS sign three-year memorandum in Abidjan

Can West Africa and the Sahel achieve lasting stability when security, political, humanitarian, and institutional challenges keep mounting? That is the critical question behind a new Memorandum of Understanding signed…

Can one letter from Kinshasa unlock eastern DRC’s peace? Inside Togo’s quiet mediation push

On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, Togo’s president of the Council, Faure Gnassingbé, granted an audience in Lomé to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s minister of regional integration, Floribert Anzuluni, who…

Is Nigeria’s north losing the fight against mass abductions?

Can Nigeria’s security forces ever get ahead of the armed gangs that keep sweeping through rural communities in the north? That question hangs over the country once again after at…

Can Russia’s Tu-95 fleet absorb another loss? Six dead in Amur crash put Moscow’s long-range strike strategy on the spot

What price can Moscow afford to pay for a bomber fleet that is both a cornerstone of its long-range strike power and an increasingly scarce asset? That question hung heavy…

Is Benin’s voice at UCESIF Bucharest strong enough to reshape francophone social dialogue?

Can a single delegation shift the balance of a whole network? That is the question hanging over Bucharest as Benin’s economic and social council takes its seat at the UCESIF…

Benin’s military diversification: does adding Algeria make its defense stronger or more scattered?

Benin is broadening its military partnerships once again, and the latest opening toward Algiers raises a question worth asking: does adding another partner genuinely strengthen national defense, or does it…

Can CEMAC’s capital market actually bankroll Cameroon’s real economy?

HomeTOP STORIESCan CEMAC’s capital market actually bankroll Cameroon’s real economy? TOP STORIESEventFinancePublic Policies Can CEMAC’s capital market actually bankroll Cameroon’s real economy? By Defis Actuels 29 September 2026 0 10…

Anié market fire: is Togo’s government finally ready to protect its people before the next disaster?

The main building of the Grand marché d’Anié went up in flames overnight, leaving the economic heart of the Plateaux region in ashes while traders could only stand and watch.…

Can Mali’s civilians ever be safe when war crimes go unanswered?

Bamako — A new human rights investigation into Mali’s long-running conflict paints a deeply troubling picture of what happens when the line between counterinsurgency and civilian harm collapses. The report,…

Mali’s fuel crunch: can an emergency $13 million loan from the West African Development Bank keep the lights on?

What happens when a nation’s fuel supply runs dangerously low and its national power utility can no longer pay for the diesel that keeps the grid alive? That is the…