Analyses

Putting an end to a decades-long financial drain on families For many years, Togo’s education system operated what amounted to a financial extraction machine, siphoning funds directly from the wallets of low-income households. The abrupt announcement by the new Minister of National Education, Mama Omorou, to discontinue the practice of delivering exam results via SMS […]

The recent mass eviction of 26,000 individuals in Niamey has sparked widespread outrage, particularly among civil society groups. Authorities executed this sweeping operation with no accompanying measures or relocation plans, prioritizing brute force over fundamental human rights. This raises a pressing question: is this the standard by which governance should be measured? « Last night, […]

The Transition Regime’s Descent into Autocracy The Burkina Faso transitional government, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, appears to have crossed a critical threshold. Once hailed by supporters as a leader of change, the junta chief now presides over a regime that brooks no dissent—whether from civil society, religious institutions, or even his own military inner […]

From political resistance to judicial accountability Confined within the high-security walls of Pretoria Central Prison, Kemi Seba continues to project an image of unwavering political engagement. In his latest public statement, the self-proclaimed panafricanist leader reaffirms his “unshaken commitment to the struggle against neocolonial exploitation” while denouncing what he describes as a “calculated campaign to […]

The presidential palace in Niamey was adorned with its customary ceremonial splendor as General Abdourahmane Tiani, Head of State, welcomed the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Niger, Gloria Minguez Ropiñon. While the official communiqué from the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) sought to depict a robust, forward-looking partnership, this […]

Niger’s temporary shift in trade policy exposes deeper regional fractures In a region already strained by geopolitical tensions, Niger’s transitional government has taken a bold, if controversial, step to redirect its trade flows—a move that has left economists and regional partners scrambling to interpret its long-term implications. A fleeting lifeline for Algerian exports The Nigerien […]