In Togo, cotton, long heralded as a "white gold", is going through a turbulent period where public interests, private strategies and donor intervention are intertwined. While seed cotton production has fallen to 60,403 tonnes by
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the political economy of strategic minerals is written in the interstices of provincial power. In the shadow of the governorates, a mosaic of players (local
In Morocco, the emergence of the GenZ212 collective took parties, unions and institutions by surprise. Born online and massively relayed on Discord, TikTok and Instagram, this movement of young people, often minors or barely out
In 2023, the "Year of Youth" proclaimed in Abidjan, the Ivorian executive unveiled a three-year Government Youth Program (PJ-Gouv) worth a spectacular 1,118 billion CFA francs, supposedly offering 1.5 million training, employment and financing opportunities
Why, despite recent reforms, do major public worksites continue to be awarded to the same construction groups? In the course of the cases we have examined, one thing has become clear: public procurement remains structured
The problem Since the early 2000s, a significant proportion of Cameroon's private capital has been escaping via offshore arrangements, shell companies, holdings, foreign accounts and trusts, blurring the identity of the actual beneficiaries. The issue
In the mineral-rich eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a powerful struggle is unfolding—not over policy, but over the future of commerce, accountability, and justice. At the center of this struggle stands Joseph Kazibaziba,
Libreville, a rainy Sunday in March. In the tropical rain, a flock of white doves rises into the sky, released by priests in honor of General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. The scene, at once solemn
Libreville, March 2025. Gabon is about to turn a major page in its political history. For the first time in almost six decades, the country will enter the April 12 presidential election without a member
A crucial ballot scheduled for October 2025 Côte d'Ivoire is gearing up for the presidential election on October 25, 2025, a crucial vote to consolidate the stability regained after the 2010-2011 crisis. The political landscape
