Politique

The leader of Senegal’s Pastef party, Ousmane Sonko, has boldly suggested that his political movement possesses the parliamentary leverage to topple the current government through a vote of no confidence. During a recent press conference, he emphasized the numerical strength of his party in the National Assembly, signaling a potential shift in the balance of […]

Nouveau gouvernement : Ce qui fait peur à Ousmane Sonko avec Me Moussa Sarr Ousmane Sonko exprime ses réserves concernant la nomination de Me Moussa Sarr au ministère de la Justice, jugeant ce choix peu rassurant pour son parti, Pastef. Des interrogations émergent autour du nouveau Garde des Sceaux, qui pourrait être au cœur de […]

Kinshasa paralyzed by opposition’s ‘ghost town’ protest against constitutional change Politique Wednesday, June 3, 2026 – 08:39 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s bustling capital, ground to a near halt this morning as opposition parties called for a ‘ghost town’ protest to reject President Félix Tshisekedi’s constitutional amendment bid. The protest, which began before dawn, […]

politics honorable Rolande Ngo Issi appointed to Cameroon’s Supreme Council of the Judiciary Cameroon’s political landscape witnesses a significant reshuffle as Rolande Ngo Issi, PCRN Deputy from Nyong and Kellé, joins the Supreme Council of the Judiciary by presidential decree. Liliane Ndangue|june 3, 2026|3 min read Cabral Libii’s PCRN gains influence in Cameroon’s governance structure […]

Bénin Politique Bénin overhauls its intelligence apparatus, establishing a new national service FacebookXPinterestWhatsAppCopy URL Bénin has embarked on a significant transformation of its national intelligence framework, establishing the new Direction générale des services (Dgs) to supersede the former Direction des services de liaison et de documentation (Dsld). This strategic reorganization comes as the sub-region grapples […]

Senegal political leaders unite to avert fresh crisis through dialogue Breaking news. Ousmane Sonko, newly elected Speaker of Senegal’s National Assembly, has extended an olive branch to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, urging political dialogue to prevent renewed instability. Despite deep ideological divides, Sonko’s party, Pastef, has pledged not to destabilize the government. Sonko questions new […]

Ousmane Sonko calls for dialogue to prevent Senegal from plunging into crisis As political tensions intensify in Senegal following the dismissal of former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, the influential opposition leader has issued a call for a constructive dialogue to steer the country away from potential crisis. The move comes after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye […]

Senegal politics: pastef leader explains boycott of new cabinet Ousmane Sonko, former Prime Minister and leader of Senegal’s Pastef party, held a press conference on Tuesday, June 2, to clarify why his movement declined to join the newly formed government announced the day before by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Sonko emphasized that fundamental disagreements prevented […]

The most heated exchange in Tuesday’s press conference came when Ousmane Sonko revealed the behind-the-scenes negotiations that preceded Senegal’s latest cabinet reshuffle. The leader of the Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l’éthique et la fraternité (PASTEF) painted a stark picture of a partnership that had collapsed into irreconcilable differences with the presidency. Sonko […]

Ouagadougou — The arrest of influential imam Mohamed Ishaq Kindo and the suspension of Burkina Faso’s largest student union have intensified concerns over shrinking civic freedoms in the country. These developments mark another week of escalating tensions under the military-led government, raising serious questions about the state of human rights and public dissent. Imam Kindo’s […]

Burkina Faso’s civic space is shrinking under the weight of intensified repression by military authorities. The recent detention of influential religious leader Imam Mohamed Ishaq Kindo and the three-month suspension of the country’s largest student union, the Union générale des étudiants du Burkina Faso (UGEB), signal a deliberate crackdown on dissent. This week’s events highlight […]

Chad: the spectacle of ashes, the art of ruling through chaos Losing lives over a well in the 21st century is neither divine will nor ancestral tradition—it’s the direct consequence of a deliberately unaddressed institutional void. — 3 min read For 36 years, the script has remained unchanged. The scenery shifts, the faces of messiahs […]