Talon’s Senate Return Tests Benin’s Institutional Power Balance
Patrice Talon's election as Benin's first Senate president places the former leader back at the centre…
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DR Congo’s Rwanda Case at the ICJ Tests Africa’s Legal Security Strategy
The International Court of Justice timetable for DR Congo's case against Rwanda turns eastern Congo's conflict…
Kenya’s Rising Lakes Turn Climate Risk Into a Displacement Test
Rising waters around Kenya's Lake Baringo are forcing families from land, increasing wildlife encounters and testing…
South Africa’s Factory Labour Shock Tests Its Manufacturing Comeback
South Africa's clothing factories are losing skilled migrant workers after anti-immigrant pressure, exposing wage gaps, skills…
DR Congo’s Copper-Cobalt Export Ban Tests Africa’s Mineral Leverage
DR Congo's ban on copper and cobalt concentrate exports turns local processing into a live test…
Canal+’s UEFA Deal Tests Africa’s Pay-TV Sports Economy
Canal+'s exclusive UEFA rights across Sub-Saharan Africa turn Champions League football into a test of pay-TV…
Biya’s Geneva Absence Tests Cameroon’s Succession Risk
President Paul Biya's extended stay in Geneva has turned routine decrees into a test of Cameroon's…
Africa’s Invasive Mosquito Threat Tests Urban Malaria Defences
The spread of Anopheles stephensi across Africa is turning malaria control into an urban health-security test…
Tinubu’s 80% Soldier Pay Rise Tests Nigeria’s Security Budget Strategy
President Bola Tinubu's approval of up to 80 percent pay increases for Nigerian soldiers puts military…
Mali’s $883m Mining Fund Tests Africa’s Resource-Sovereignty Playbook
Mali's plan to use mining reforms to raise up to $883 million for infrastructure is a…
Mali’s $883m Mining Fund Tests Africa’s Resource-Sovereignty Playbook
Mali's plan to use mining reforms to raise up to $883 million for infrastructure is a…
Ghana’s Cocoa Land Bill Tests Farmer Rights and Export Security
Ghana's bill to criminalise unauthorised conversion of cocoa farms puts farmer rights, illegal mining enforcement and…