Diffa oil spill sparks immediate environmental alert in Niger

Diffa faces urgent oil spill threat as environmental disaster looms An oil spill detected in Diffa, Niger, has escalated into an environmental emergency after persisting for nearly a week. Authorities…

Burkina Faso’s bold shift: Traoré’s anti-French stance and the Moscow gamble under scrutiny

Where Burkina Faso’s anti-French rhetoric meets harsh geopolitical realities In a late September interview with BF1 TV, Burkina Faso’s transitional leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré made clear that diplomatic normalization with…

Ivorian land fraud: social media influencer Rita Djédjé jailed, Apoutchou National and Serey Dié face legal probe

The Ivorian judiciary has taken a decisive step in the country’s largest land fraud scandal, with social media celebrity Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon—known publicly as “Maman Caï-Caï”—being remanded in custody…

France expels two Nigerien intelligence officers amid escalating diplomatic standoff

France has ordered the expulsion of two intelligence officers from Niger’s external security agency (DGDSE) who were stationed at the Nigerien embassy in Paris, marking a further deterioration in relations…

1.9 billion FCFA fraud between Dakar and Abidjan: two banks hit, arrests made

A bank fraud case involving an estimated 1.9 billion CFA francs has rocked financial circles between Dakar and Abidjan. At the heart of the matter, two banking institutions were allegedly…

Oryx Energies sells for $1B: Africa’s fuel giant shifts hands in landmark deal

Oryx Energies, the Swiss-based hydrocarbons trader with deep roots in Africa, has been sold in a $1 billion deal, reshaping the continent’s energy landscape. The acquisition marks one of the…

Benin launches 14 health centers and Ouidah maternity upgrade to bridge rural care gap

Benin has taken a decisive step in its public health modernization drive, greenlighting the construction of 14 new health centers nationwide alongside a complete overhaul of the Ouidah zone hospital’s…