The Gabon has assumed the presidency of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (Cames), an intergovernmental organisation uniting nineteen French-speaking African nations plus the Indian Ocean region. This leadership role places Libreville at the heart of a system responsible for standardising diplomas, assessing teaching staff and researchers, and safeguarding academic quality across francophone […]
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Togo and Saudi Arabia deepen investment ties at FII Europe 2026 summit
On the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Europe 2026 summit, Council President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé held discussions on Thursday, June 18, with Yasir ben Othman Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and chairman of the Future Investment Initiative Institute’s board. This meeting is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen economic […]
Togo’s faure gnassingbé calls for new europe-africa strategic partnership at fii priority europe summit
President of the Council, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, has been attending the FII PRIORITY Europe summit since June 18, 2026. This high-level meeting focuses on funding reindustrialisation, supply chain resilience, and changes in work driven by artificial intelligence. Speaking at this global forum, the Togolese leader argued for a reset in Europe-Africa relations based on shared […]
Un partenariat académique signé entre le Maroc et l’Espagne pour les sciences de gestion
Deux grandes associations, l’une marocaine et l’autre espagnole, ont récemment officialisé un accord de coopération ambitieux dans le domaine des sciences de gestion. Cet accord a été paraphé samedi à Santander, en Espagne, entre l’Association marocaine de gestion (AMG), dont le siège est à Rabat, et l’Association scientifique d’économie et de direction d’entreprise d’Espagne (ACEDE). […]
Bamako documentary film festival highlights Mali’s sovereignty and new partnerships
The International Documentary Film Festival of Our Heroes took place in Bamako on June 16, focusing primarily on two documentaries related to the security situation that has affected Mali in recent years. The first documentary, titled “Goodbye France,” deals with the war in Mali and the cooperation between the French and Malian armies. It recounts […]
Côte d’Ivoire confirms status as economic powerhouse of UEMOA
PERFORMANCE Côte d’Ivoire confirms status as economic powerhouse of UEMOA As the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), Côte d’Ivoire continues to strengthen its influence through a rare combination of factors in the sub-region: a dynamic domestic market, modern infrastructure, a leading port activity, and an investment capacity that far […]
Cameroon’s conscience stirs: a new awakening
Cameroon’s conscience stirs: a new awakening A nation’s true greatness is never bought in the anterooms of widespread corruption, nor in the self-serving circles of an elite that drains the country’s vital energies. Overwhelmed by deep structural ailments, Cameroon now finds itself at a decisive moment, called to a collective awakening that can overcome divisions, […]
Rwanda must accept geography condemns us to be neighbours forever, says drc speaker
The speaker of the national assembly, Aimé Boji Sangara, devoted a significant portion of his closing speech for the ordinary march session on monday 15 june 2026 to the alarming security situation in eastern democratic republic of Congo, calling it the top concern of parliament. From the outset, he highlighted the severity of conditions on […]
Terror attack at Niamey airport: AES blames foreign state sponsors
The Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey was struck by a terrorist assault on the morning of Thursday, 18 June 2026. The attack, claimed by the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – Al-Qaeda’s Sahelian branch – left 11 soldiers, two civilians and 22 assailants dead, according to the official toll. In a statement, […]
Gabon’s place in Africa’s new economic landscape
Libreville — Africa has entered a new chapter of its economic story. For decades fragmented by colonial-era borders, the continent is now striving to build the world’s largest integrated market by number of countries. Against this backdrop, the audience granted Friday in Libreville by President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema to the secretary-general of the African […]
Can Senegal’s prosecutor self-refer over the hidden debt falsehood?
It is now clear and well documented that the story of the so-called hidden debt, first brought up during a press conference by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on September 26, 2024, was a massive falsehood. Knowledgeable observers had warned, yet a whole propaganda machine kept these false allegations alive in public debate. Today, the main […]











