Niger’s fuel shortage: queues at filling stations contradict the junta’s official denial
Niger may well have become the only country in which a fuel shortage can be seen on the streets yet vanish from official statements. As supply difficulties deepen public concern and queues are reported outside service stations, the response from the authorities in Niamey has left many observers perplexed. On state television, the shortage is […]
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Benin asks France to hand over 35 more cultural objects and historical documents
Benin has formally asked France to return 35 additional cultural objects and historical documents currently held in French collections. The request was made by President Romuald Wadagni to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, extending a restitution process that began several years ago and gained global attention with the 2021 return of 26 royal treasures from […]
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Far North: drone strikes and border gaps reopened the door to Boko Haram raids
By Yacouba Ouédraogo — Journalist
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Chad’s water and energy ministry pins hopes on solar to cut thermal reliance
By Yacouba Ouédraogo — Journalist
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European Union kicks off first trade mission in Cotonou to drive investment in Benin
Benin and the European Union have turned a new page in their economic relationship. On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in Cotonou, the EU officially inaugurated its very first economic mission on Beninese territory, accompanied by a delegation of European businesses keen to discover local investment prospects. Running from October 7 to 9, 2026, this three-day […]
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Niger’s public prosecutor seeks five years for lawyer Abdourahamane Lirwana over online posts
Prosecution demands five-year term and fine for Niamey lawyer Abdourahamane Lirwana, a member of the Nigerien bar, appeared before the Niamey High Court on Tuesday 6 October to answer charges related to his social media activity. The public prosecutor requested a sentence of five years of strict imprisonment and a fine of five million CFA […]
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Gabon fuel stations reject food containers under new approved jerrycan rule
By Yacouba Ouédraogo — Journalist
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Niger fuel price increase: CCR calls it bitter but unavoidable
The Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR) has openly recommended an increase in pump prices for petroleum products, a move that sent shockwaves through the country while confirming long-held fears. The decision, described behind closed doors as a “bitter but unavoidable pill,” aims to preserve Niger’s macroeconomic stability and energy security. A price hike driven by […]
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Niger and Algeria switch on 100 Gbit/s fibre link at Assamaka
By Yacouba Ouédraogo — Journalist
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Elhadj Malick Ndiaye: why Senegal’s assembly presidency went to Ousmane Sonko
By Yacouba Ouédraogo — Journalist
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FLA leaves Kidal: a tactical pullback that reshapes northern Mali’s war
The Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) says it has pulled its fighters out of Kidal, a key city in northern Mali, describing the operation as a “controlled strategic withdrawal.” The independence movement insists its combatants left without facing a direct ground battle and that the move is only temporary. The announcement opens another […]
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Russia’s court ruling on Baltic wartime collaborators: a legal move with real strategic weight
On 5 October 2026, a Russian court formally recognised thirteen individuals and five organisations from the Baltic states as accomplices of Nazi Germany. The decision turns a Second World War episode into a new instrument of political confrontation. Behind the memory of wartime crimes, Moscow now openly invokes the defence of its “national interests” — […]
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