Cameroon is advancing its administrative modernisation strategy. The authorities in Yaoundé are looking for 163 million US dollars—nearly 90 billion CFA francs at current exchange rates—to finance the digitalisation of decentralised territorial…
African peace mediation strengthens in Lomé for eastern DRC
Significant strides have been noted in the structuring of African mediation efforts aimed at restoring peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This emerged as a key outcome of the…
Cameroon: Modeste Mopa Fatoing, the senior civil servant who confronted the tax mafia
Modeste Mopa Fatoing, a high-ranking Cameroonian civil servant, has taken a bold stand against what he describes as the “tax mafia” within the country’s fiscal administration. His defiance has sparked widespread attention…
Mali journalist jailed after criticising junta at media forum
Chahana Takiou, publisher of the biweekly newspaper “22 September”, was summoned by the prosecutor of the cybercrime unit on Monday afternoon. His summons came after he openly criticised the ruling junta during…
Yaoundé residents sleep soundly as surveillance cameras watch over homes, farms, and schools
In Cameroon, particularly in its political capital Yaoundé, surveillance cameras have become a crucial tool for deterring crime, protecting property and people, and easing traffic flow. Ever since these devices were installed…
Algeria launches solidarity power plant in Chad after Niger inauguration
Algeria continues its gestures of solidarity toward African nations in need. On Monday in N’Djamena, Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, alongside Chad’s Prime Minister and head of government Allamaye Halina, presided over the…
Cocaine hidden in second-hand clothes seized in Zinder, Niger
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the regional branch of the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS) in Zinder dismantled a transnational network, seizing 920 grammes of cocaine cleverly…
Burkina Faso’s strategic shift: military medical training with traditional partners despite changing alliances
Despite the increasingly anti-Western rhetoric emanating from the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), a nuanced reality emerges from technical cooperation on the ground. On May 14 and 15, 2026, Burkinabè military…
Morocco renews its dedication to un peacekeeping operations
Discussions between the two parties focused on the significant role and the substantial, exemplary contribution of the Kingdom of Morocco to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Morocco’s contribution stems from a strategic royal…
Côte d’Ivoire’s mobile money agents grapple with persistent cash shortages
Côte d’Ivoire boasts an impressive network of over 400,000 mobile money service points, a figure that dwarfs the total number of ATMs by 300 times, according to the Agency for the Promotion…
Chad man faces trial for alleged multiple land sales
At the N’Djamena Court of First Instance, a landmark case unfolded this week as a local man stood trial for allegedly selling a single plot of land to multiple buyers while facing…
African Union commissioner praises Morocco’s industrial progress under King Mohammed VI
Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, the African Union (AU) commissioner for economic development, tourism, trade, industry and mines, praised Morocco’s achievements under King Mohammed VI’s leadership during a visit to Rabat on Monday. After…