POLITICS

La campagne pour l’élection présidentielle française de 2027 a connu jeudi 27 août une première confrontation majeure. Sept candidats et prétendants à l’Élysée ont débattu pendant près de trois heures devant les chefs d’entreprise réunis par le Medef à Roland-Garros,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

Colonel Tchakpelé Aklesso has been promoted to brigadier general before being appointed chief of the general staff of the Togolese armed forces. Several other officers have also changed positions as part of a series of decrees published in Lomé on…

The campaign for the presidential election and the renewal of the 360 seats in the House of Representatives begins this Wednesday, August 19, in Nigeria, almost five months before the election scheduled for January 16, 2027. Nineteen candidates, including three…

The outgoing governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, won with 50.8% of the votes in the election held on Saturday, August 15, in this mining region of southwestern Nigeria. Candidate of the Accord Party after leaving the People’s Democratic Party…

The Malagasy transition authority has announced that a first vote dedicated to the future constitutional framework of the country will be held in July 2027. A presidential election should then be organized before the end of the same year, but…

In accordance with its statutory provisions, the political party Moele-Bénin announces the holding of its National Council during the first half of September 2026. This decision-making body will meet in a particular context, marked by the 8th anniversary of the…

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second term with 2,965,326 votes, representing 60% of the ballots, according to results announced by the electoral commission. This victory allows him to continue his economic recovery program, despite a debated…

Senegalese lawmakers adopted a modification to Article 37 of the Constitution on August 17, with 133 votes out of 135. The text imposes a new declaration of assets at the end of the presidential term and extends this obligation to…

Gathered in Durban, the leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) concluded their annual summit on August 17. The South African presidency, now held for a year by Cyril Ramaphosa, particularly highlighted migration tensions, the situation in the Democratic…

Registration for the 2026-2027 training year is open at the public Vocational and Apprenticeship Training Centers in Benin. Candidates can submit their applications until Friday, September 25, 2026, at 5 PM, for a start date scheduled for September 28. The…

For the 2026-2027 school year, Benin will introduce new vocational training pathways in its Technical Professional High Schools. These programs, leading to the Technician’s Diploma in Trades (DTM), cover areas such as electricity, renewable energies, digital skills, automotive maintenance, and…

The Beninese Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announces the opening, for the 2026-2027 school year, of ten vocational training programs in agricultural technical high schools. Awarded a Diploma of Technician in Trades (DTM), they cover areas such as…

The Economic and Social Council of Benin (CES) held the opening of its 4th extraordinary session for the current year on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Scheduled to take place until August 20, this meeting also marks the very first session…

The mayor of Cotonou, Luc Marie Constant Gnacadja, has been elected president of the National Association of Municipalities of Benin (ANCB). He succeeds Luc Sètondji Atrokpo at the head of the federation of the 77 Beninese municipalities, in a context…

A new page is opening for decentralization and local governance in Benin. Luc Gnacadja has been elected president of the National Association of Municipalities of Benin (ANCB). His election to head the umbrella organization of municipalities in Benin took place…

Since August 15, Tripoli and several cities in western and southern Libya have been without electricity. The outage disrupts water distribution, communications, industrial activity, and airport operations, while criticism of the government of Abdelhamid Dbeibah intensifies. The Libyan capital is…

The release of Succès Masra should not, at this point, lead to a power-sharing arrangement in Chad. While the former Prime Minister advocates for a national unity government to promote peace, the government spokesperson, Gassim Cherif Mahamat, stated that this…