The African Tribune

Senegal's women's team out of CAN 2026 after stalemate with Morocco Although already assured of their quarterfinal berth before kickoff, host nation Morocco aimed to maintain their unbeaten run and top their group in this decisive Group A clash. Senegal and Morocco played out a goalless draw (0-0) on Monday evening at Rabat’s Moulay El Hassan Stadium, marking the final matchday of Group A at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The stalemate sealed the Lionesses of the Téranga’s fate, eliminating them from the tournament at the group stage. The Atlas Lionesses had already secured their quarterfinal spot before this fixture, but arrived with ambitions to preserve their perfect record and finish as group leaders. Meanwhile, Senegal, under coach Mame Moussa Cissé, required a ...

hundreds displaced after terrorist attacks in Niger's southwest Reporting from Niamey Photo illustration © DR Recent mid-July terrorist assaults on villages in Niger's southwest have forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes, marking a disturbing escalation in the region's security crisis. These unprecedented displacements occurred in the Dosso area, a border zone adjacent to Nigeria and Benin, which has emerged as a new hotspot for militant activities since 2025. Security analysts note that the attacks bear the hallmarks of groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, according to conflict documentation records. Survivors, as shown in state television footage, have sought refuge in neighboring Tahoua region near the Nigerian border, while o...

The Malian journalist sentenced to a year in prison after criticizing the junta Bamako, Mali — The Malian journalist Chahana Takiou, editor of the biweekly newspaper 22 Septembre, has been sentenced to a year in prison, including six months of suspended sentence and six months of actual imprisonment. The verdict was delivered by the National Cybercrime Unit on August 3, following remarks made during the Pan-African Media Forum in Bamako. Takiou was arrested in early June after publicly criticizing the transitional authorities during the forum. He argued that the cybercrime law was being misused to prosecute journalists and insisted that press-related offenses should be handled under media-specific legislation. His statement, « Journalism is the same under all skies », drew applause from ...

Behind the official rhetoric of charity and poverty alleviation, a disturbing pattern has emerged in Togo: humanitarian organizations operating with alarming financial opacity, often serving as financial conduits for the ruling elite. The recent heist at the Muslims Around The World (MATW) office in Kpogan, where 62 million CFA francs in cash vanished, is merely the visible tip of a much larger, shadowy economic system. While families across Lomé struggle to make ends meet, the capital has become a nexus for an unregulated parallel economy. Cash-driven charitable foundations and private NGOs exist alongside state interests, their operations shielded from scrutiny by a complicit financial oversight system. Cash reserves and regulatory blind spots The ability of a humanitarian group to sto...