Benin’s rise in startup funding is no longer just a ranking story. The country has moved ahead of Egypt and Morocco in the volume of venture capital captured, and the consequences are…
Author: Cécile Mboua
Journalist
Senegal’s political tensions escalate as Diomaye Faye considers dissolving parliament
Senegal’s political tensions escalate as Diomaye Faye considers dissolving parliament President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has left open the possibility of dissolving Senegal’s National Assembly—a move that could reshape the country’s political landscape…
Niger’s Kemi Seba protection: real consequences for trade, trust and the Benin thaw
For households and traders spread along the Niger–Benin frontier, a diplomatic quarrel is never purely diplomatic. It shows up in the price of a sack of grain, in the hours lost at…
Côte d’Ivoire’s debt strategy: how financial choices reshape education and economic prospects
How Ivory Coast turns debt into investment for the next generation The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarra-Souba, represented Côte d’Ivoire at two high-level UNICEF forums in New York on…
Sky Dragon 30 fallout: how Burkina Faso’s air-defence gamble is felt on the ground
The Sky Dragon 30 has arrived in Burkina Faso wrapped in the language of national renewal, but its consequences are already being measured far from the cameras. A substantial sum has been…
Abala-Filingué attack: what the GARSI losses cost Niger’s citizens and economy
About fifteen soldiers of the Groupe d’Action Rapide de Surveillance et d’Intervention (GARSI) set out on patrol this morning in the Abala-Filingué department and did not come home. Captain Hassoumie and Adjutant…
1,422 chance equality cards in Benin: the real consequences for families, businesses and public services
Benin has just placed 1,422 additional chance equality cards in the hands of people living with disabilities — and for the households concerned, the consequences are anything but symbolic. The handover led…
KwaMakhutha massacre: eleven funerals, a township in shock and the bill South Africa keeps paying
Eleven lives were ended in a matter of minutes in KwaMakhutha, and the fallout is already being felt far beyond the township’s dusty streets. When gunmen opened fire on a private gathering…
How 25,000 tonnes of Russian wheat are reshaping Burkina Faso’s economy and everyday life
The distance between what Burkina Faso’s leaders announce from the podium and what actually rolls off ships into its warehouses has rarely looked so wide. On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the transitional…
What the Salomay Awiti detention is costing Ghana: children, hospitals and public trust
The detention of Salomay Bafoh Awiti is no longer one family’s private ordeal. It has turned into a live test of what a democracy allows when heavily armed agents remove a citizen…
Madaouela uranium deal: the real-world fallout for Niger’s economy and its citizens
Niger’s transitional authorities have framed the agreement signed on 23 September 2026 over the Madaouela uranium deposit as a landmark victory for mining sovereignty. Under the convention with Atomic Eagle, the state…
Cameroon customs reform boosts state revenue but sparks consumer backlash
From April to early September 2026, Cameroon’s customs authority collected 1.8 billion FCFA (approximately 2.7 million euros) in duties and taxes on imported phones, tablets, and digital devices under the new enforcement…