Bradley Barcola has once again enjoyed a successful season with Paris Saint-Germain. Despite the Parisian club’s Champions League triumph, the talented winger did not feature in the final match. With only two…
Tax on mobile phones in Cameroon hinders digital growth
Economy Taxing mobile phones: when the State undermines its own digital ambitions Success in digital transformation begins with connecting citizens and lowering access costs to technology. Yet in Cameroon, the government has…
Benin and Togo strengthen ties with renewed cooperation framework
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IMF flags fiscal dominance risks in monetary policy management
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Gabon advances digital regulation talks with Meta at Abidjan conference
The future of social media in Gabon took center stage at a major international digital regulation summit. From June 1 to 3, 2026, Germain Ngoyo Moussavou, President of the High Authority for…
Benin’s rise as a global model for citizen-led budget governance
The Republic of Benin has just etched its name in golden letters into the annals of international public governance history. Recent findings from the Open Budget Survey have propelled the West African…
Political rift between Senegal’s ousmane sonko and president bassirou diomaye faye
The political divide between Ousmane Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has now become impossible to ignore. During a press conference held on Tuesday in Dakar, the former Prime Minister outlined the…
France Gabon strategic return deepens ties beyond diplomacy
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Niamey airport demolitions aim to curb jihadist threats
In the heart of Niamey, residents of Kobontafa—a densely populated neighborhood adjacent to the International Airport—are hurriedly dismantling their own homes. Roofs, doors, and windows are being stripped away as authorities enforce…
Mali education reform: Bamako and world bank expand partnership for schools
The Malian government and the World Bank are advancing a renewed partnership to revitalize the national education system, which faces persistent challenges including chronic insecurity, mass displacement, and severe resource constraints. On…
Gabon: former presidential candidate warns against partisan misuse of mandate
After months of silence, political figure Dieudonné Minlama Mintogo has broken his reserve to issue a stark warning to Gabon’s new leadership. In a recent statement, the former 2016 presidential hopeful cautioned…
Mali issues bounties for key JNIM and FLA commanders
Iyad Ag Ghaly, a former Tuareg rebel and diplomat for Mali, now spearheads the JNIM (Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims), an organization he established in 2017. He remains the…