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Following an anticipated three-week period, Senegal is now poised to initiate its appeal process with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS), challenging the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision that awarded Morocco the CAN 2025 victory by forfeit. The wait has been considerable. Just before the weekend, after a three-week delay, the Senegalese Football […]

A deadly assault by armed militants claimed the lives of sixteen civilians on Friday in the Banibangou district of western Niger. This tragedy disrupts a period of relative calm that the region had experienced over the last few months. While Faso news today often focuses on similar cross-border tensions, this specific attack underscores the fragile […]

The internet is in an uproar following the release of several audio recordings attributed to Pan-Africanist activist Kemi Seba. These recordings, whose authenticity is currently the subject of heated debate, suggest direct collusion between the leader of Urgences Panafricanistes and power circles in Niamey, aimed at destabilizing several states within the sub-region. Exchanges with Grave […]

Local financing emerges as key strategy for sexual and reproductive health in Burkina Faso amid funding gaps The African Media Network for Health and Environment Promotion (REMAPSEN) convened a critical discussion on March 24, 2026, addressing a pressing issue: how to sustain sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in Burkina Faso when external funding declines […]

Senegal loses CAN 2026 title to Morocco after final turmoil 2026 African Cup of Nations, Football, Sports Two months after a chaotic final on January 18, 2026, the African Football Confederation has stripped Senegal of its CAN 2026 title, awarding it to Morocco instead. An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport has been […]

Morocco has been named the official winner of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a landmark ruling by the CAF Appeal Committee. The decision nullifies the original final result against Sénégal, stripping the Lions of Teranga of their trophy. This verdict comes after chaotic scenes in Rabat, where the Sénégalese squad briefly abandoned the […]

The Confederation of African Football’s appeal board has delivered its verdict following the contentious final of the Africa Cup of Nations between Morocco and Senegal. Despite Senegal’s victory on the field, the Atlas Lions have now been officially named the continental champions. In a truly shocking development, CAF has overturned the result of the CAN […]

On February 20, a court order led to the suspension of the Ordinary Congress of the Union Nationale des Journalistes de Côte d’Ivoire (UNJCI), which was intended to renew the organization’s leadership. This legal intervention stemmed from an injunction filed by a group citing procedural concerns. In response, the UNJCI has initiated an appeal process. […]

A significant wave of displacement is currently unfolding in western Niger, according to several local accounts. The town of Téra has seen its population swell with the arrival of numerous families from the southern part of the department, who have been seeking safety in the urban center and its surrounding areas since the end of […]

Click to expand Image Recently, in a courtroom in Bamako, the capital of Mali, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood quietly as judicial authorities denied his defense team’s request for temporary release. Rather than granting bail, prosecutors have called for a two-year prison term, a decision that underscores the military junta’s intensifying campaign against political […]