Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.
Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.
Since the July 2023 coup, Niger’s military junta has built a highly profitable political business on the back of a veneer of sovereignty. With martial declarations, a dramatic break with the International Organisation of La Francophonie, withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, and theatrical expulsions of diplomats, the regime in Niamey endlessly repeats that it […]
Since September 2025, the JNIM’s blockade of fuel convoys has turned Mali’s supply routes into veritable front lines. From Bamako to towns in the interior, shortages have driven up transport costs, disrupted electricity, paralyzed economic activities, and hampered essential services. A year on, this strategy of economic strangulation has laid bare a major weakness of […]
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, Senegal’s National Assembly convened in an extraordinary session as Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo delivered his General Policy Declaration (DPG), fulfilling the requirements of Article 55 of the Constitution. The address came just over three months after President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye appointed him on 25 May 2026, with […]
A destructive fire tore through the prominent Château market in the Kloto 1 commune of Kpalimé during the late hours of Sunday, September 6, into Monday, September 7, 2026, leaving behind extensive property damage but fortunately resulting in no casualties. How the incident unfolded The blaze erupted shortly after midnight, originating within the market’s designated […]
In the northern reaches of Togo, a quiet yet intense strategic rivalry is taking root. More than 300 operatives from the Russian Africa Corps a structure established by Moscow following the restructuring of the Wagner Group are currently operating within the nation. Simultaneously, Turkey is deepening its security presence, notably through entities associated with the […]
Delivering his general policy statement before the National Assembly this Tuesday, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô immediately set the tone: continuity. The head of government chose to anchor his entire roadmap in the national reference framework ‘Sénégal 2050’, signalling his determination to follow the path already laid out by the executive rather than steer […]
As Togolese citizens grapple with a suffocating economic downturn and rising inflation, the government’s lavish international public relations expenditures are drawing sharp criticism. Detailed reviews of sovereign budgets and foreign influence contracts reveal that the diplomatic campaign to pass and promote the “new map of Africa” at the United Nations cost Togolese taxpayers an estimated […]
Naples is bracing for a heavyweight European night as SSC Napoli welcome Arsenal to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for their opening Champions League group-stage fixture. The hosts aim to bounce back from a painful Serie A defeat, while the Gunners arrive in southern Italy with a flawless domestic record and a burning desire to […]
In Dakar, a significant milestone has been reached for Senegal’s aviation sector. On September 7, 2026, Air Sénégal officially took delivery of a brand-new Boeing 737-800, christened “Gorée”. This strategic acquisition represents a crucial advancement in strengthening the national carrier’s fleet and reclaiming the country’s aerial sovereignty. This fleet expansion was made possible through the […]
In Cameroon, a growing wave of questioning surrounds the financial integrity of the Special Criminal Court. Serious concerns have been raised regarding whether billions of public funds have mysteriously vanished directly from the secure vaults of this specialized judicial institution. Uncertainty surrounds the Special Criminal Court This situation has triggered intense scrutiny over the management […]
In Bamako, the military authorities have escalated their campaign against independent journalism by hauling reporter Abdrahamane Keïta before the specialized cybercrime unit. The reporter’s sole offense was providing a realistic assessment of the deteriorating security situation in Kidal and detailing the strategic setbacks experienced by the armed forces. A judicial weapon against independent reporting Instead […]
The events of August 28 and 29 in Niger were not an isolated disciplinary incident. They were the direct consequence of a governance style that, since coming to power, has gradually transformed the army into a political tool rather than a force dedicated solely to national defense. By multiplying appointments of loyalists, sidelining officers deemed […]
