The reported requisition of Burkina Faso’s national football team The Burkina Faso senior national football team did not travel to Argentina. The reason, according to information gathered by this publication from a…
Author: Cécile Mboua
Journalist
French helicopter carrier Mistral docks in Senegal’s capital as Paris signals renewed defense partnership
France’s ambassador to Senegal, Christine Fages, delivered remarks in Dakar on Friday, October 2, 2026, during the port call of the French Navy’s Mistral helicopter carrier. She framed the visit as a…
DR Congo national dialogue: Paris lawyer sets strict legal limits on its role
Kinshasa, October 2, 2026 — The national dialogue announced by President Félix Tshisekedi must function as a political mechanism for consultation and peacebuilding, not as a parallel institution, a lawyer at the…
Mecca: no bomb at the Grand Mosque, but a security scare that should not have happened
MAKKAH — A single cry near the marble colonnades of the Grand Mosque was enough to send a tremor through the Islamic world in the early hours of Friday. As tens of…
Benin commits 600 billion FCFA to tourism after Africa’s 19th-place ranking
Benin’s 19th-place ranking on the African tourism index Benin ranks 19th in Africa for tourism destination development, according to the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index. The ranking assesses infrastructure…
Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers slam the door on Embaló’s return bid
A blunt rejection from Bissau’s military leadership Bissau has once again become the stage of a high-stakes political confrontation. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the ousted former president, has broken his long silence from…
Sewage pipe burst at Lomé airport: terminal inundated, flights rerouted after infrastructure failure
A routine afternoon turns into a sanitation nightmare What began as an ordinary day at Lomé’s Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport quickly spiraled into a scene of chaos and disgust. Early in the…
Senegal special funds reform: parliament rejects government amendments, constitutional council review looms
Senegal special funds reform: parliament rejects government amendments, constitutional council review looms Organic bill No. 38/2026, which amends the Organic Law on Finance Laws (LOLF), was on the agenda of Thursday’s plenary…
Mali school crisis: over 2,400 schools shut as 730,000 children stay home
BAMAKO — Mali’s 2026-2027 school year officially began on Thursday, October 1. The transition president, General Assimi Goïta, had declared it the “Year of Education and Culture.” But the official slogan collides…
Ghost town protests in Cameroon’s anglophone regions: a decade of crisis echoes on October 1st
A decade of crisis marked by a symbolic shutdown On October 1st, the anniversary of the 1961 reunification of French and British Cameroons, separatist groups in the North-West and South-West regions declared…
Benin secures €500m as AfDB-backed deal sets new benchmark
Cotonou — Benin has completed a €500 million financing operation on international markets, with backing from the African Development Bank Group. The funds are earmarked for strategic investments under the government’s action…
Burkina Faso faces critical juncture: can simultaneous jihadist attacks reshape national security?
When terror strikes twice in one day: Burkina Faso’s security dilemma Saturday, September 26, 2026, marked a turning point in Burkina Faso’s ongoing conflict with armed groups. Two simultaneous assaults—one in the…