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Late afternoon in the Angré Château neighbourhood. Time for errands or catching transport, but at this busy intersection the mobile money booth has run out of cash. Rosette is philosophical; she came to withdraw 10,000 CFA francs – about 15 euros: 'When you come and they don't have what you need, it's something that happens, so you just deal with it.'Sitting in the yellow booth, teller Nema asks clients to be patient: 'Some days there can be a lot of withdrawals and we run out of cash. We apologise and tell customers we are in deposit-only mode.'Rather than queue, some customers go elsewhere to withdraw. Affoué manages the booth. For this former accountant, losing a client means lost income: 'You lose the customer, and you lose the commission from that customer, so that's why you have to t...

Chad Chad land fraud trial: man faces accusations of reselling same property to multiple buyers A man in N'Djamena is standing trial for allegedly selling a single plot of land to several buyers and issuing death threats. The court is deliberating on charges of fraud and illegal detention. On Monday, June 8, 2026, the N'Djamena high court held a session lasting over four hours in a case involving a man accused of selling the same piece of land to multiple individuals. The defendant is also charged with making death threats. He is accused of collecting sums ranging from 52 million to 99.5 million CFA francs from various buyers. During the hearing, heated exchanges took place between the de...

Mbombela, South Africa – Police authorities in Mpumalanga province have arrested a man suspected of brutally assaulting his grandmother in the Nkomazi municipality. The arrest on June 7, 2026, came after a video of the entire incident circulated widely on social media. The assault took place at a tavern in eMagogeni. The footage shows the suspect punching and kicking the victim repeatedly, then striking her with a beer crate. A bystander can be heard laughing during the attack as the elderly woman lay on the ground, severely injured and unable to defend herself. Dispute over pension money led to assault in Mpumalanga According to preliminary investigations, the incident stemmed from a financial disagreement. The elderly woman had noticed her pension money was missing—funds meant for food ...

More than 400 women and children, abducted earlier this year by the Boko Haram insurgent group in Nigeria’s Borno State, were formally transferred to local authorities on Monday. The release follows a coordinated military operation in the Gwoza hills, near the Cameroonian border, where the victims were held captive in Ngoshe village. The ongoing jihadist insurgency, which began in 2009 and later saw the emergence of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), has left thousands dead and uprooted millions across the region. Mass abductions, often involving ransom negotiations, remain a persistent tactic used by armed factions to exert pressure and sustain their operations. According to military sources, around 360 individuals were rescued over the weekend during a targeted operation...

Togo is set to host entrance examinations for the École nationale d'administration (ENA) to fill 110 coveted positions in Cycles II and III. The initiative is open to both internal and external candidates across the country, marking a significant push to bolster the nation’s administrative workforce. Key dates for Togo’s ENA entrance exams The application window opens on Monday, 15 June 2026 at 7:00 AM and closes on Friday, 17 July 2026 at 5:00 PM. All applications must be submitted in person during regular business hours at the ENA headquarters in Lomé or at the regional offices of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Kara and Dapaong. Exams scheduled for August 2026 The written portion of the selection process is slated for Tuesday, 12 August 2026 and Wednesday, 13 August 2026. ...

Several hundred people who were abducted by Boko Haram earlier this year from a village in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, gained their freedom over the weekend, according to a senator and a local youth leader.Kidnappings, often for ransom, have become a key tactic of the Boko Haram jihadists in their 17-year insurgency against the Nigerian state, which is concentrated mainly in the northeast.Samaila Kaigama, president of the Borno South Youth Alliance (BOSYA), stated that his group secured the release of 416 women and children who had been taken from Ngoshe.They were freed on Saturday, Mr. Kaigama told journalists.Mohammed Ali Ndume, a senator from Borno State, confirmed the release.Details of how the release was achieved remain unclear.The victims had been held by Boko Haram fighters ...

After four successful years at Real Madrid, marked by a Champions League triumph and a La Liga title, Aurélien Tchouaméni's tenure at the Santiago Bernabéu now faces uncertainty. As both Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly vying for his signature, newly appointed coach José Mourinho has swiftly intervened with a clear declaration regarding the French midfielder's future.Upon concluding his commitments with the French national team at the World Cup and enjoying his summer break, Aurélien Tchouaméni is set to return to Spain. A pressing question for the Casa Blanca this transfer window is whether the French international will embark on another season with Real Madrid, with only two years remaining on his current contract. Since a reported confrontation between Tchouaméni...

The publisher of Le 22 Septembre, Chahana Takiou, has been summoned to appear before Bamako’s cybercrime unit on June 8, 2026, at 1 PM. The summons follows his recent public criticism of the military junta’s handling of political, security, and economic affairs. This case underscores the growing pattern of judicial harassment targeting dissenting voices, journalists, and citizens who refuse to align with the transitional authorities’ official narrative. Cybercrime court as a tool for silencing dissent The announcement sent shockwaves through Mali’s media landscape. Chahana Takiou, a respected journalist and editor of the weekly newspaper, now faces an investigation under the cybercrime law—a mechanism increasingly weaponized to suppress criticism. While ostensibly aimed at combating onlin...

After Niger, Chad now benefits from Algeria's concrete development projects to foster stability in the Sahel. Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived in Chad on Monday, 8 June, to lay the foundation stone for a power plant donated by Algeria. This is the second such facility in the region, following the one inaugurated in Niger on Wednesday, 3 June, which was completed in a record 70 days by Sonelgaz International. Algeria gives 40-megawatt power plant to Chad The 40-megawatt plant, also built by Sonelgaz International, is a gift from the Algerian republic to Chad, carried out under the directives of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The groundbreaking ceremony for this “Algerian-Chadian solidarity” power plant took place in the Farcha industrial zone in N'Djamena, Chad's capital. It was co-chair...

Kpalimé is reeling from the sudden loss of a bright young student from Lycée de Zomayi, whose life ended tragically just hours after the announcement of the BAC 1 2026 results. The news has sent shockwaves through the community, leaving educators, classmates, and local residents grappling with grief and disbelief. a devastating outcome after exam results According to local accounts, the student took her own life by hanging shortly after discovering she had not passed the BAC 1 examination during the results release on June 7, 2026. The revelation of her failure proved too much for the young woman to bear, plunging her family and community into mourning. community reaction and calls for change The tragic incident has ignited urgent discussions about the immense psychological toll that hig...