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Law and Justice Chad’s Klessoum prison breaks new ground as 150 inmates gain freedom under collective sentence relief In a decisive move marking a turning point for Chad’s penal system, the Minister of Justice oversaw the release of 150 detainees at Klessoum prison, executing a presidential decree on collective sentence remission. Alwihda Info 17 Sept 2026 — 3 min read Share By Hassan Abderamane On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals, and Minister of Human Rights, Mrs Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye, presided over the official…

Benin Can Benin back up its opening AirBadminton statement against Algeria? Benin answered one question emphatically on Wednesday at Entebbe, defeating Algeria 60-37 in its first team relay match of the Africa AirBadminton Championships. Now a tougher one looms: can the squad carry that authority into its decisive Group A clash with Tunisia? From the opening exchanges, Benin made its intentions clear. The men’s doubles pair of Oswald Fano-Dosh and Carlos Miguel Kpanou set the tone with a 15-11 win, and the women’s doubles duo of Gladys Akakpo and Flora…

The decree that General Abdourahamane Tiani signed on 15 September 2026 raises one uncomfortable question for anyone watching Niger closely: can you keep a government standing by handing out posts to the people who shout loudest for it? Officially, the text was sold as a bland “technical reorganisation” — a line nobody in Niamey seemed to believe. In reality, this first big cabinet shake-up is a political rescue mission. With pressure mounting on every side, the Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie (CNSP) is doing what embattled governments…

What happens when the very word meant to protect a nation — sovereignty — is turned into a tool against its own people? In Niger, that question has stopped being abstract. At the close of its Council of Ministers, the Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie (CNSP) unveiled a fresh legal framework for electronic media and foreign outlets, selling it as a shield for the country’s virtual space. Read the fine print, though, and the move looks less like protection and more like the first stone of an…

Gabon now has a clearer picture of its public debt. Following an audit launched by the state and finalized as of December 31, 2025, the consolidated debt stock stands at 9,524.643 billion CFA francs, down from nearly 11,700 billion at the start of the exercise. The debt ratio now stands at 68.91% of gross domestic product (GDP), compared to 84.6% previously. This revision represents a drop of 15.69 percentage points, bringing the country below the 70% ceiling set by the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). Officially launched on…

Digitalisation du foncier au Gabon : le Ministre de l’Économie rejoint le protocole avec SNEDAI GROUPE par · 15 septembre 2026 éorte sur la mise en place d’un système foncier et cadastral entièrement informatisé, sécurisé et interconnecté. L’objectif est notamment de fiabiliser les données, d’améliorer la localisation des parcelles, de réduire les risques de doublons et de chevauchements et, plus largement, de renforcer la traçabilité des opérations foncières. Cette réforme s’inscrit également dans les orientations du Pilier III du Plan National de Croissance et de Développement (PNCD) 2023-2030, qui prévoit…

Martinez Zogo case in Cameroon: key investigator finishes testimony With our correspondent in Yaoundé, Richard Onanena Colonel Jean-Pierre Otoulou took the stand to defend his investigation. He insisted he had evidence, notably that journalist Bruno Bidjang, then an associate of businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, one of the main defendants in the case, had attempted to gather information about inquiries concerning him. While Bidjang tried to prove his innocence, the lawyer for Martinez Zogo’s beneficiaries decried interference in the proceedings. “It simply reveals what we suspected from the start. He effectively…

Africa Niger: General Tiani appoints new army chief after foiled mutiny Niger’s junta leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has named General Mamane Sani Kiaou as chief of staff of the armed forces, two weeks after an attempted mutiny. Alwihda Info 12 Sept 2026 — 1 min read Share Niger’s head of state, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has appointed a new chief of staff, two weeks after the military mutiny in late August 2026. The announcement was made in a statement read on public television. In late August, authorities thwarted an attempted mutiny…

A joint patrol of the Russian Africa Corps and Malian government troops was targeted in a lethal ambush executed by the militant group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in the Mopti region. The strike occurred close to the settlement of Kaka on September 9, resulting in the deaths of 13 soldiers from the combined Russian and Malian force. Following the confrontation, JNIM fighters captured a significant cache of military hardware. The seized items include 14 motorbikes, two PKM machine guns, six Kalashnikov assault rifles, six hand grenades, and an extensive…

While Togolese families endure a stifling economic crisis and relentless rises in living costs, the government’s diplomatic spending has sparked deep outrage. Analyses of sovereignty budgets and international influence contracts indicate that the process behind the vote and promotion of the “new map of Africa” at the United Nations cost Togolese taxpayers a staggering US$2 million. For months, Togo’s foreign ministry waged an intense campaign to push this cartographic initiative forward. Yet behind the triumphant talk of Togo’s “diplomatic radiance,” the ledger for this endeavor reveals how much public money…