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Foot, Politique Les supporters sénégalais graciés par le roi du Maroc sont rentrés au pays Le retour des supporters sénégalais à l’aéroport international de Ndiass ce dimanche matin. (Seyllou/AFP) Les supporters sénégalais emprisonnés après les violences survenues lors de la finale de la CAN 2025 à Rabat en janvier sont rentrés au Sénégal dimanche matin, […]
Chad: Succès Masra’s conviction upheld, his party alleges political motive The Supreme Court of Chad, on Thursday, May 21, dismissed the appeal filed by former Prime Minister and leader of the “Les Transformateurs” party, Succès Masra. This decision definitively affirmed his 20-year prison sentence, a ruling that immediately triggered widespread outrage and disappointment among his […]
Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has returned to England ahead of a decisive Premier League clash with Everton, defying advice from club legends to skip the trip after his controversial visit to Argentina. Romero, who was recuperating from a knee injury in his homeland, faced backlash after attending a Belgrano match during a week when Spurs […]
Following the brutal assault on the National Guard of Niger (GNN) in Kirtachi, located within the Tillabéri region, an internal radio message dated May 22, 2026, has brought to light the true extent of losses suffered by the Defense and Security Forces (FDS). This official military document, marked “secret defense,” confirms that a significant cache […]
Pretoria has officially commenced the extradition process targeting the pan-African activist Kemi Seba. This judicial decision carries significant weight, conveying a robust message from South African diplomacy to global markets. This legal development is already reverberating far beyond South Africa’s borders. Pretoria’s formal initiation of extradition proceedings against Kemi Seba, a prominent figure in anti-Western […]
Romuald Wadagni, who will celebrate his 50th birthday next month, has officially commenced his seven-year, renewable term as Bénin’s president. His inauguration ceremony took place on Sunday morning at the presidential palace in Cotonou, the nation’s economic hub. The brief event, presided over by the chief clerk of the Constitutional Court, saw no foreign heads […]
SénégalPolitical earthquake: President Faye sacks popular PM Sonko The sudden dismissal of Senegal’s widely admired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has plunged the country into uncharted political waters. The partnership that once promised sweeping reforms now lies in tatters, leaving citizens grappling with uncertainty over the nation’s future trajectory. The political […]
The Nigerien government has terminated its uranium mining concession with French firm Orano Mining, replacing it with a newly established national company. This decisive move follows a ministerial decree signed by President Abdourahamane Tiani, marking the end of a decades-long partnership that began in 1978. The newly formed Teloua Safeguarding Uranium Mining Company (TSUMCO SA) […]
Senegal faces political uncertainty after president Faye dismisses prime minister Sonko A significant political shift has occurred in Senegal, as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially ended his collaboration with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. This unexpected parting of ways at the highest echelons of government now casts the nation into a fresh period of political […]
Once a strategic stronghold, now a besieged outpost Kaliningrad, Russia’s militarized exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania, has long served as Moscow’s most formidable military foothold in Europe. Home to the Iskander missile system and a key naval base in Baltiysk, the region was designed to project power deep into NATO territory. Today, however, it […]
In a groundbreaking initiative ahead of the official swearing-in of President-elect Romuald Wadagni, the government has implemented a revolutionary digital inclusion measure for the upcoming republican ceremony. For the first time in Bénin’s history, the entire presidential inauguration event—scheduled for Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou—will be streamed live and […]
Le divorce est acté entre le chef de l’État sénégalais et Ousmane Sonko, plongeant le pays dans une période d’incertitude politique majeure Leurs divergences s’affichaient sur la scène publique depuis des mois : le divorce entre le président sénégalais et son charismatique mais encombrant Premier ministre Ousmane Sonko s’est acté vendredi avec le renvoi du gouvernement, […]