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Benin’s social protection drive has taken a tangible step forward with the handover of 1,422 new Chance Equality cards to citizens living with disabilities. Social Affairs and Microfinance Minister Véronique…
The massacre that unfolded in KwaMakhutha has left deep scars on a community and sharpened fears about the widening reach of organised crime across South Africa’s urban peripheries. In the…
The gap between official rhetoric and the situation on the ground has grown so wide it now borders on the absurd. While Captain Ibrahim Traoré repeatedly declares in his speeches…
Barely 77 kilometres north-east of Ouagadougou, the village of Boussouma has become a byword for the devastating consequences of state retreat. What was once a thriving crossroads of trade and…
Niger’s transitional authorities have hailed the uranium agreement signed on 23 September 2026 for the Madaouela deposit as a major victory for mining sovereignty. Yet the real-world consequences for citizens,…
Chad Chad: N’Djamena’s minors-in-uniforms case could reshape daily life for families and youth groups A viral clip of five minors in military attire voicing criticism of the head of state…
The real-world fallout of Lomé’s covert pact with Chadian insurgents When Luc Beyam, a senior figure in the Chadian rebel group known as the Movement for Justice and Recovery (MJRT),…
The sudden disappearance in Niamey of veteran Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka, director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia (RTS) and a historic figure in Sahelian news, is no longer just a press-freedom…
The mounting death toll among Russian paramilitary forces in Mali is no longer just a battlefield statistic—it is a reality that is reshaping daily life for millions of Malians and…
When Olympe Bhêly-Quenum was born in Ouidah on 20 September 1926, nobody could have guessed that his pen would go on to shape how generations of Beninese readers, students and…
M23’s grip on Rubaya’s coltan mines leaves a trail of suffering and economic disruption Since its resurgence in 2021, the M23 armed group has seized large swaths of territory in…
The presidential palace in Niamey has become a place where silence weighs heavier than any speech. More than three years after the July 2023 coup, General Abdourahamane Tiani is confronting…





