Panafrica News

The real estate fraud investigation that has gripped Côte d’Ivoire has reached a decisive turning point. Rita Bénédicte Djédjé Grahon, widely known as “Maman Caï-Caï”, has been remanded in custody, marking a major shift in a case that has sent shockwaves through the country’s celebrity circles. The judicial inquiry, which centres on alleged irregularities in property transactions, has prompted around sixty complainants to come forward, with provisional losses estimated at over 320 million FCFA. Among those cited in the proceedings are influencer Apoutchou National and former Ivorian international footballer Serey…

The expulsion of two Nigerien intelligence officers from Paris marks a decisive turning point in a diplomatic crisis that has been building since the military takeover in Niamey in July 2023. France has declared the two men — officially assigned to Niger’s embassy in Paris — persona non grata, a move that underscores just how far the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated. Two agents ordered out of France France has expelled two operatives of the Direction générale de la documentation et de la sécurité extérieure (DGDSE), Niger’s foreign…

By Aïcha Abdou — Journalist

The investigation into an alleged bank fraud scheme involving 1.9 billion CFA francs between Dakar and Abidjan has reached a decisive turning point. Two financial institutions were reportedly caught in a web of fake transfer orders, and the first arrests by Dakar’s elite investigation unit signal a major shift in the case. What began as a complex cross-border puzzle has now moved into a phase of decisive action, with authorities racing to trace the money and establish who is responsible. The staggering loss at the heart of the case The…

By Aïcha Abdou — Journalist

By Aïcha Abdou — Journalist

Benin has just taken a decisive step that could reshape the future of its southern coastline. The government has approved the creation of a dedicated authority to oversee development between Fidjrossè and Ouidah — a move that signals a major shift from reactive management to proactive control over one of the country’s most strategic stretches of coast. A coastline under pressure — and now under watch The corridor linking Fidjrossè to Ouidah has become a focal point of Benin’s broader transformation efforts. Once defined mainly by natural wetlands and local…

Benin has taken a decisive step in preparing its 2027 fiscal year, with the government submitting its draft finance bill to the National Assembly for review and vote. Balanced at 4,757.029 billion FCFA in both resources and expenditures — up from 4,148.357 billion FCFA in the 2026 revised finance law — the proposal marks a 14.7% increase. This surge signals a clear ambition: to drive 7.5% economic growth, keep the deficit at 2.8% of GDP, and boost investments in sectors seen as key to economic and social transformation. A 14.7%…