Politics

Après la pause estivale observée au sein de l’Exécutif, le gouvernement de Romuald Wadagni reprend ce mercredi 2 septembre 2026 son rythme de travail avec la tenue du Conseil des ministres. En vacances depuis le 1er août dernier, les membres du gouvernement avaient progressivement repris leurs activités à partir du 24 août, avant une rentrée […]

Bilan des 100 premiers jours de Romuald Wadagni à la tête du Bénin : entre réformes sociales et proximité terrain ​Les béninois apprécient le premier bilan marquant les quatre-vingt-dix premiers jours de gouvernance du président Romuald Wadagni, entré en fonction après avoir été plébiscité à plus de 94 % des voix. Ce premier trimestre passé […]

Édouard Balladur passed away this Monday, August 31, 2026, in Paris, at the age of 97, his family announced. They specified that a mass will be held in a strictly private family setting. Born on May 2, 1929, in Izmir, Turkey, to an Armenian family that had settled in France, he grew up in Marseille […]

In Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, the scene was striking. Addressing the congregation of the Church of Celestial Christianity (ECC), Patrice Talon, who is currently President of the Senate, announced a forthcoming law that will regulate religious associations in Benin. He also reminded the audience of the work being done by the crisis committee […]

The campaign for the 2027 French presidential election experienced its first major confrontation on Thursday August 27. Seven candidates and contenders for the Élysée debated for nearly three

The opposition party Les Démocrates (LD) is going through another period of turbulence. By decision No. 02/VP-LIT/CCE/SA-LIT/2026 dated August 24, 2026 and signed by the vice-president in charge of the Littoral department, Gafari Adechokan, twenty grassroots officials of the political party were officially suspended from their duties. This wave of sanctions follows the assessments and […]

In Togo, several opposition figures and political parties have come together around a joint initiative called the “Generation Togo Manifesto”. Through this memorandum made public in Lomé, the signatories are demanding the opening of an inclusive political transition, a return to the 1992 Constitution and the departure of President Faure Gnassingbé. A legal argument drawn […]

Following his notable participation in the Gaani 2026 festivities in Nikki, President Romuald Wadagni travelled to Parakou on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The head of state arrived at 5:24 p.m. at the home of Charles Toko, a former lawmaker and now a designated member of the new Senate, in a visit that was both friendly […]

Former Liberian president George Weah has called on African leaders to respect democratic principles. Speaking at a conference in Nigeria, the former football star warned against authoritarian leaders who come to power through the ballot box. Former Liberia president George Weah called on African leaders to uphold democratic principles, arguing that winning an election is […]

The Burkina Faso has ruled out any electoral urgency within the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which includes Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. During a meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2026, in Ouagadougou with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Sahle-Work Zewde, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, defended […]

From Paris, on August 17, 2026, Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu called for former president Joseph Kabila and the coordinator of the Congo River Alliance/M23 (AFC/M23), Corneille Nangaa, to participate in the national dialogue announced by Félix Tshisekedi. He believes that the process should involve the key players in the crisis to address its root […]

The president of the Progressive Union for Renewal (UP le Renouveau), Professor Joseph Fifamin Djogbénou, has officially announced the appointment of section presidents of the party throughout the national territory. Decision No. 10/UP-R/BP/DEN/HDP/PDT/SG/SA, signed on Monday, August 17, 2026, in Cotonou, is part of the internal structuring of the political formation. This series of appointments […]

After 74 days spent outside Cameroon, President Paul Biya is back in Yaoundé. Arriving from Geneva, Switzerland, the Cameroonian head of state returned to the capital this Thursday late in the afternoon, while his absence had raised many questions about his health. The Cameroonian president Paul Biya is back in the country. The 93-year-old head […]

The leader of the Zambian opposition, Brian Mundubile, announced on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, his intention to challenge the re-election of President Hakainde Hichilema in court, which was proclaimed the day before in Lusaka by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. The announced appeal prolongs the tensions arising from the general elections held on August 13 […]

The Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, of the election held five days earlier, obtaining a second five-year term. According to the results from the Electoral Commission reported by the EFE agency, he received 2,965,326 votes, which is 61.5% of the ballots. His main opponent, former minister Brian […]

In Senegal, the presidential party Kiiraay-Les Patriotes républicains defended, on August 17 and 18, 2026, the executive’s position on two proposals put forward by deputies from Pastef: the declaration of assets by the head of state and the regulation of special funds. These issues are fueling tensions between the presidency of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and […]

The president of the RDPC Mfoundi I section and mayor of the Yaoundé 1st district, Jean-Marie Abouna, has issued a statement inviting party members from his political constituency to gather this Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 2 PM on the esplanade of the Palace of Unity. This mobilization follows the return to the country of […]

At the end of July, thousands of young people reportedly attempted to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from northern Morocco, according to Le Monde Afrique. Behind this migration episode, the testimonies gathered highlight the disparity between the macroeconomic performance of the kingdom and the difficulties in accessing employment, housing, and social mobility. In […]