Burkina Faso’s civil service downsizing: the hidden human cost behind shrinking payrolls
The start of the new academic year in Burkina Faso has cast a stark spotlight on the nation’s unfolding public sector workforce crisis. Over the past four years, the number of state-paid civil servants has steadily declined from 204,310 in 2021 to 202,393 in 2025 equivalent to a net loss of 1,917 positions. This contraction […]
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How Burkina Faso’s HAKILI Mousso initiative mirrors Benin’s scientific excellence model
Unpacking the regional shift in girls’ scientific excellence The recent launch of Burkina Faso’s HAKILI Mousso initiative has sparked comparisons with Benin’s long-standing commitment to fostering girls’ excellence in science. While the two nations pursue distinct strategies, the underlying philosophy aligns: identifying latent talent, dismantling gender stereotypes, and cultivating a pipeline of future innovators. This […]
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Why Libya’s aviation overture to Cameroon is more than a flight route
Yaoundé has already assembled technical working groups to scrutinise Tripoli’s offer in depth. The meeting that set the wheels in motion On 23 September 2026, Cameroon’s Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallè Bibehè, held an audience with a Libyan delegation led by Adel Shawi, Chargé d’affaires at Libya’s embassy in Cameroon. Their discussions centred […]
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Burkina Faso’s security strategy under strain as JNIM tightens grip near Dédougou
In a fresh challenge to Burkina Faso’s counterinsurgency efforts, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed late Friday, September 25, 2026, to have seized multiple militia positions near Silmossin, a strategic area close to Dédougou. The jihadist group also asserted control over two other military outposts in Aoréma and Klio, both […]
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What Chad’s UN intervention reveals about its regional security calculus
International What Chad’s UN intervention reveals about its regional security calculus A closer look at the forces driving N’Djamena’s firm stance in New York, where health minister Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat condemned recent aerial incursions over Ennedi-East and laid out the country’s humanitarian and security priorities. Alwihda Info 26 Sept 2026 — 1 min read Share […]
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What really drove Washington to drop General Olenga from its sanctions list
The decision that closed a nine-year chapter After nearly a decade on the US Treasury’s financial blacklist, retired four-star General François Olenga can once again deal with American citizens and institutions — and so can his Safari Beach complex. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) formally removed both the general and Safari Club from […]
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Iran’s seven-day grace period proposal to restore Hormuz shipping: what’s at stake for global markets
Behind the diplomatic chessboard: Téhéran’s calculated move to ease tensions In the gilded corridors of New York’s United Nations headquarters, the air hums with urgency as diplomats scramble to avert a looming catastrophe. Against the backdrop of escalating Middle Eastern tensions, Iran has now played its most compelling card yet: a seven-day ultimatum to restore […]
Read MoreWhy Senegal’s electoral system keeps falling short: the forces behind Khalidou dit Mbaye Sokoma’s reform push
The debate over how Senegal builds a more solid democracy has entered a decisive phase. In a detailed contribution, Khalidou dit Mbaye Sokoma, president of the Mouvement Patriotique pour un Développement Durable (MPPD) / AND DEFAR SUNU REEW, is calling for a serious rethink of the country’s voting system. His stated goal: a political representation […]
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Burkina Faso’s staggering debt amid sovereignty rhetoric: a closer look at the numbers behind the paradox
The rise of debt under Ibrahim Traoré’s sovereignty narrative Ibrahim Traoré has repeatedly emphasized Burkina Faso’s need to rely on its own resources, rejecting excessive external borrowing to fund development. His administration frames this stance as a departure from past practices, advocating for economic independence through reduced foreign dependence and increased domestic financing. Yet, the […]
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Benin’s behind-the-scenes police overhaul: how forensic upgrades are reshaping terror investigations
With cross-border security threats evolving and jihadist movements adapting their tactics across West Africa, Benin is quietly executing one of its most ambitious security reforms in years. Behind the scenes, the government has quietly modernized the Republic Police’s investigative infrastructure, equipping it with high-tech forensic tools and state-of-the-art facilities designed not just to react to […]
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Behind West Africa’s business law overhaul: the quiet strategy of Bakari Traoré
Some figures shape institutions not through public acclaim but through the persistent, often unseen work of reform. Bakari Traoré fits that mould precisely. A business lawyer and tax specialist, attorney, and consultant in governance, corporate social responsibility, and ethics, this discreet Ivorian has devoted three decades to constructing, piece by piece, the legal architecture that […]
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Behind the scenes: how Benin’s security calculus pivoted toward Algeria’s antiterror playbook
The corridors of Benin’s Ministry of National Defence in Cotonou buzzed with quiet intensity recently as high-level talks unfolded not with familiar Western partners, but with a delegation from Algiers. The closed-door meeting signalled a deliberate pivot: moving beyond traditional alliances to anchor Benin’s security architecture in a partnership with Algeria, a country whose counterterrorism […]
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