Niger: tensions escalate between Orano and military regime after executive’s disappearance
Tensions between French mining giant Orano and Niger’s military-led transitional government have intensified following the alleged abduction of a senior company executive. In a...
Niger: teacher strikes disrupt academic activities across the country
Educational activities in Niger have slowed significantly since Monday, May 12, 2025, due to strike actions led by teachers protesting their working and living...
France: why Nicolas Sarkozy was released from electronic monitoring
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is no longer subject to electronic surveillance, following a judicial decision that lifted the restrictions imposed earlier this year.Sarkozy...
West Bank: pregnant Israeli woman killed in shooting attack
A pregnant Israeli woman was fatally shot Wednesday evening in the occupied West Bank, according to hospital sources.The victim, a woman in her thirties...
Ghana: President Mahama vows to reduce energy sector debt by end of 2025
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced on Tuesday his administration’s commitment to significantly reduce the country’s $2.5 billion energy sector debt by the end...
Chad: brigade commander killed in shootout with suspected arms traffickers
Tragedy struck in eastern Chad at dawn on May 10, when the commander of the Haraze-Mangueigne territorial brigade—a chief warrant officer who was also...
Central African Republic: government takes steps to end violence in Haut-Mbomou
The Central African government announced on Monday the implementation of measures to halt armed clashes in the Haut-Mbomou region (southeast), which has seen a...
Benin: over 500 motorcycles seized during inspection operation
The Republican Police of Benin have seized more than 500 motorcycles during an ongoing inspection and identification operation targeting motorcycle taxi drivers. The operation...
Indonesia: 13 killed in accidental ammunition explosion on Java island
An accidental explosion on Monday, May 12, 2025, claimed the lives of thirteen people—four soldiers and nine civilians—on the Indonesian island of Java. The...
Benin: slight rise in April inflation driven by food prices
Benin's Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose moderately by 0.3% in April, reaching 103.0, according to data released Friday by the National Institute...