The African Tribune

Boureima Amadou
News
September 29, 2026
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Niger’s competitive dialogue at three years: has the reform delivered, or was it all for show?

A question three years in the making: did Niger’s competitive dialogue ever stand a chance? When Decree No. 2022-743/PRN/PM was unveiled on 29 September 2022, it was presented as a…

Boureima Amadou
News
September 29, 2026
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Benin’s UN diplomacy: can a dual approach of force and development win the Sahel security battle?

At the United Nations headquarters in New York, Benin used the final day of the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly to lay out a…

Mariama Hamani
News
September 29, 2026
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Can the Cotonou civil society assembly really reshape francophone peace before Cambodia?

What leverage can grassroots organisations truly wield when the cameras leave and the final communiqué is filed? That is the question hanging over Cotonou as the 16th ordinary plenary assembly…

Boureima Amadou
News
September 29, 2026
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Can Ghana keep its health data and still get global funding? the $109 million question that Africa is now asking

Accra has turned down a health agreement with Washington over access to medical records, pathogen information and alleged restrictions on drug oversight — a decision that has reignited the debate…

Mariama Hamani
News
September 29, 2026
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Kribi at 15: can China’s deep-water port keep powering Cameroon’s rise?

Fifteen years ago, Mboro on the outskirts of Kribi, a town in southern Cameroon, was little more than an isolated fishing village, its few homes linked by narrow, winding dirt…

Boureima Amadou
Top Stories
September 29, 2026
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Niger’s sovereignty question at the UN: can rhetoric outlast the SOMAÏR and SONIDEP collapse?

The question hanging over Niger’s UN appearance What is the real price of a speech? At the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Niger’s military-appointed Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine,…

Mariama Hamani
News
September 29, 2026
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Senegal’s UK transit visa conundrum: can Dakar preserve its global mobility strategy?

In a move that has caught West African capitals off guard, the United Kingdom has expanded its airport transit visa requirements to include Senegal and eight other nations from the…

Mariama Hamani
Analysis
September 28, 2026
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AES single currency: will Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ever ditch the CFA franc?

Burkina Faso AES single currency: will Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ever ditch the CFA franc? The question of a future currency for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) remains…

Mariama Hamani
News
September 28, 2026
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Who really controls Côte d’Ivoire’s airwaves — and what happens if that control fails?

Abidjan, 28 September 2026 – What exactly is a radio frequency, and why should its management matter to ordinary Ivorians? How are these invisible signals allocated across Côte d’Ivoire, and…

Mariama Hamani
Uncategorized
September 28, 2026
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Can Guinea-Bissau’s voters trust Embaló’s second-term bid to end the cycle of instability?

In Bissau, the guessing game is over. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has formally declared that he will seek a second term in the upcoming presidential election. After months of ambiguity…

Mariama Hamani
Uncategorized
September 28, 2026
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Can Guinea-Bissau’s voters trust Embaló’s second-term bid to end the cycle of instability?

In Bissau, the guessing game is over. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has formally declared that he will seek a second term in the upcoming presidential election. After months of ambiguity…

Boureima Amadou
Top Stories
September 28, 2026
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What will it take for South Africa to stop the bloodshed after 27 killed in Johannesburg and Cape Town?

A deadly day in South Africa: two shootings, 27 lives lost South Africa has been plunged back into the nightmare of mass gun violence after two separate attacks in Johannesburg…