Why Senegal’s debt is now trading on the BRVM: the inside story
Senegal has crossed a significant financial threshold on West Africa’s regional exchange. The country’s Treasury successfully listed four bond lines on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), representing a combined 305 billion FCFA. Behind the headline figure lies a deeper strategic calculation: Dakar is converting a portion of its sovereign debt into a tradable […]
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Burkina Faso’s Nanga armored vehicles: investigating the hidden truth behind the 300-unit claim
The announcement came with great fanfare: Burkina Faso’s self-proclaimed military independence had reached a new milestone. In late 2025, the transitional government led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré declared that local engineers had produced or modified nearly 300 armored vehicles known as ‘Nanga’ (scorpion), all under the banner of Faso Armored, a state-backed entity. The claim […]
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Niamey’s shadowy silence: what’s really behind the vanishing of journalist Moussa Kaka?
The sudden disappearance of Moussa Kaka, a venerated Nigerien journalist and director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia (RTS), has cast a long shadow over Niamey’s media landscape. Kaka, whose decades-long career includes high-profile reporting on Sahelian security crises and political dynamics, vanished without explanation weeks ago, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions about his whereabouts […]
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Cameroon’s eyeglasses affair: behind the verdict that landed four journalists in court
When four Cameroonian journalists walked into a courtroom over a story about a minister’s eyeglasses, few expected the case to become a defining moment for the country’s press. The verdict that followed has raised hard questions about how far the law can go in punishing what began as a routine piece of reporting. How a […]
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Unmasking the hidden killer: behind Ondo’s methanol-tainted alcohol tragedy that left 48 dead
How a cheap drink became a silent mass killer in Ondo State The death toll from a stealthy methanol poisoning outbreak in Ondo State, Nigeria has climbed to 48, with nearly 180 people rushed to hospitals in critical condition. What began as a routine weekend gathering for many turned into a race against time as […]
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Mali’s independence anniversary amid deepening security and economic strain
On September 22, 2026, Mali marked its 66th year of independence, but the occasion was far from celebratory. Instead of national festivities, the country faced intense security challenges and economic hardship, exposing the widening gap between official rhetoric and ground realities. The anniversary highlighted the stark contrast between the promise of sovereignty and the harsh […]
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Burkina Faso’s Nanga armored vehicles: unraveling the truth behind the ‘made in Burkina’ claim
The Burkinabè government has hailed the Nanga armored vehicles as a milestone in the country’s military sovereignty. Yet beneath the bold announcements lies a persistent question: what is the real origin of these vehicles? The official narrative: progress without transparency In late September, coup leader Ibrahim Traoré declared that nearly 300 Nanga vehicles had been […]
Read MoreMali’s deadly week: inside the JNIM’s coordinated strikes on Dioura and Sévaré
The past several days have marked one of the most intense episodes of violence in Mali’s recent security crisis, as the jihadist group JNIM launched a series of coordinated attacks against Malian armed forces and their Russian partners in Dioura and Sévaré. The scale of the assaults has sent shockwaves through Bamako, prompting President Assimi […]
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Behind the Sahel’s worsening jihadist tide: why Mali’s Africa Corps strategy is unraveling
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) entered 2026 with high hopes for its security model. In Mali, Moscow-backed Africa Corps troops were supposed to fill gaps left by departing Western forces. Yet a string of battlefield reversals—culminating in the devastating attack on Dioura—has exposed a harsh truth: firepower alone cannot defeat an insurgency rooted in […]
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Mali’s dual security doctrine: the calculations behind Goïta’s war-and-reconciliation address
Mali’s dual security doctrine: the calculations behind Goïta’s war-and-reconciliation address When General Assimi Goïta stepped before radio and television microphones on the eve of Mali’s 66th independence anniversary, the message he delivered was deliberately two-sided. The junta leader announced that military operations against armed jihadist groups would intensify, yet in the same breath extended an […]
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Inside the logic of Atonfack Guemo’s security warning for Cameroon
When Atonfack Guemo, the communications director at Cameroon’s Ministry of Defence, used his editorial slot on the programme Honneur et fidélité on Saturday 19 September 2026 to call on citizens to exercise permanent vigilance, he was not simply issuing a routine appeal. Behind the language of patriotism lay a careful reading of a global security […]
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Mali’s escalating Russian security costs: how Africa Corps reshapes Bamako’s financial sovereignty
As Mali’s national budget faces unprecedented strain from international sanctions and economic slowdown, the financial burden of hosting Russian paramilitary forces—now rebranded under the Kremlin’s Africa Corps—has surged to alarming levels. Recent consolidated estimates and regional financial leaks indicate that Bamako has already transferred over 514 billion West African CFA francs (approximately $850 million) to […]
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