Author: Ousmane Tandja

What can a single document genuinely change in someone’s life? That question sits at the centre of Benin’s latest move on social inclusion, after 1,422 new chance equality cards were formally handed over to people living with disabilities. The transfer lifts the total number of cards produced by the national identification agency above the 6,100 mark, with the ministry of social affairs now tasked with rolling them out step by step nationwide. A handover that raises expectations Social affairs and microfinance minister Véronique Tognifodé led the official ceremony where the…

How many more times must a township bury its own before something gives? That is the question now hanging over KwaMakhutha, the settlement roughly 30 kilometres south of Durban, after at least eleven people — among them a pregnant woman — were shot dead and three others critically wounded during the night of Tuesday 22 into Wednesday 23 September 2026. The stakes are brutally clear: the attack lays bare how firmly organised crime has anchored itself in South Africa’s urban edges, and how thin the state’s answer has become. The…

How can a government proclaim food self-sufficiency in the same breath as it welcomes a foreign grain shipment with full honours? That is the dilemma now facing Burkina Faso, after the transitional authorities staged a high-profile reception on 23 September 2026 for a consignment of 25,000 tonnes of wheat offered by the Russian Federation. On one side stands the rhetoric of a nation feeding itself; on the other, the concrete reality of cereal sacks arriving from abroad to fill the gaps. The distance between the two has rarely looked so…

Presented by Niger’s transitional authorities as a landmark victory for mining sovereignty, the uranium agreement signed on 23 September 2026 around the Madaouela deposit raises a far more uncomfortable question: who actually absorbs the risk if the project never reaches production? The convention with Atomic Eagle grants the state a 40% shareholding, a direct payment of 10 million dollars and a pledge to create 1,000 jobs. Behind that triumphant staging, however, the real feasibility of the venture — and what Niger can genuinely expect from it — remains largely undefined.…

A new system, a new dilemma Cameroon’s Directorate General of Customs has collected 1.8 billion FCFA (about 2.7 million euros) in duties and taxes on imported phones, tablets, and digital terminals between April and early September 2026, thanks to a new digital collection mechanism. Before the reform, customs clearance on phones brought in barely 100 million francs per month. The mechanism has importers grinding their teeth, while customs officials say they are pursuing fiscal, security, and economic goals. At Avenue Kennedy in Yaoundé, the main retail hub for imported mobile…

Women’s Champions League Paris FC vs Barcelona: was the 5-2 scoreline a warning sign or just a false start? 23 September 2026 at 10:52 pm Photo Icon Sport Suivre Dicodusport sur Google Suivre Dicodusport sur Discover WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2026/2027 – After conceding the opening goal, Barcelona stepped up and quickly put the game beyond doubt. Paris FC matched them in the second half, but the first had already decided the outcome (5-2). Related: Women’s Champions League 2026/2027 standings (OL Lyonnes, PSG and Paris FC) While PSG earned a valuable…

Cameroon: What does Oumar’s ordeal reveal about the true cost of faith in the Far North? Publié le 23 septembre 2026 Partager sur facebook Partager sur Twitter In a press release issued on September 18, the NGO Open Doors called on Christians worldwide to pray for Oumar, a victim of Boko Haram persecution in Cameroon’s Far North. Ranked 37th in Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List of Christian persecution, Cameroon is increasingly gripped by violence, especially in its Far North region. There, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and ISWAP…

Benin Benin road safety: can mass traffic fines actually cut road deaths? Benin’s Republican Police is tightening its grip on traffic violations nationwide — but the real question is whether this wave of fines and arrests will change behaviour on the roads or simply drain drivers’ pockets. Since Sunday, 20 September 2026, law enforcement units have launched a large-scale operation targeting motorists and motorcyclists who breach the Highway Code. In the first two days alone, more than one hundred two-wheel riders and around ten car drivers were stopped and penalised…

Can a $5.3 billion active portfolio really deliver three million jobs for Ivory Coast’s youth and women? That is the crucial question hanging over the World Bank Group’s first-ever open days in Abidjan, held on 21 and 22 September 2026 under the theme “Jobs and Opportunities: Building Together for Inclusive Growth”. The event brought together government officials, students, young graduates and project leaders to confront that very dilemma. The World Bank Group’s current engagement in Ivory Coast spans 25 active projects worth a total of $5.3 billion. The figure was…

Is Togo’s carefully polished image as a regional mediator hiding a far more transactional bargain? That question is no longer academic. When Luc Beyam, a senior figure in the Movement for Justice and Redress in Chad (MJRT), was detained over unpaid hotel bills in Lomé, the episode exposed what official statements have long obscured: a tacit arrangement between President Faure Gnassingbé and Chadian insurgents. Under the cover of peace facilitation, Togo has offered sanctuary to foreign armed figures. In return, the regime appears to receive intelligence, surveillance expertise and an…