IGAD hosts Special Envoys Forum in Nairobi to strengthen Sudan peace efforts
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) convened the 3rd Special Envoys and Representatives Forum in Nairobi, jointly hosted by IGAD...
Diplomacy
Togo/High-profile diplomacy: President Faure Gnassingbé’s vision propels Togo onto the world stage
The signing of three new major cooperation agreements between Togo and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on July 15, 2026,...
Burkina Faso completes historic diplomatic break with France
Burkina Faso wrote a decisive chapter in its contemporary history on Monday, July 13, 2026, as its entire diplomatic and...
Togo: Robert Dussey honoured in Burkina Faso – a symbol of the strategic repositioning of Togolese diplomacy
The conferral of the dignity of Commander of the Order of the Stallions upon Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey by...
Burkina Faso: A break with Paris, followed by attacks the next day – a coincidence that is anything but
On June 26, 2026, Burkina Faso definitively turned the page on its diplomatic relations with France, denouncing Paris's "incessant activism"...
Niger/ ICC withdrawal: A collective rupture reshaping Sahel geopolitics
A comprehensive refoundation of geopolitical balances in the Sahel is taking shape, driven by a collective dynamic. By formalising its...
Thaw in West Africa: AES and ECOWAS choose dialogue over rupture
There are quarrels that seem insurmountable, fractures that appear definitive. Then comes the moment when reason reasserts itself, when peoples...
Burkina Faso summons EU Ambassador over “offensive” parliamentary resolution
Burkina Faso took a firm diplomatic stance on Monday, summoning the ambassador of European Union to Ouagadougou in response to...
DRC: Tshisekedi and Ndayishimiye, two neighbours facing shared challenges
This Monday, the Congolese capital hosts a state visit of high symbolic value. Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye arrives in Kinshasa...
Burkina Faso: Peace returns to the Sahel as Nouakchott reaches out to the AES for shared security
In a Sahel undergoing geopolitical restructuring, a new wind is blowing on relations between Mauritania and the countries of the...
