The African Tribune

The new college of Benin's Health Sector Regulation Authority (ARS) was formally installed on Friday 18 September 2026 at the Palais de la Marina, launching the institution's second term. President Romuald Wadagni presided over the ceremony, which sets a clear direction for the mandate ahead: tighter regulation, closer oversight and, above all, real enforcement of health standards nationwide. A swearing-in that opens a new chapter The members of the incoming college took their oaths before the Head of State, formally assuming their duties. Beyond the protocol, the event marks a significant moment in the consolidation of Benin's health sector regulatory framework. It also signals the start of a fresh cycle for the authority, which is now expected to build on the work already carried out an...

More than 500 soldiers detained, an army chief dismissed, and Russian fighters deployed to retake an airbase. That is the documented record of the mutiny that shook Niamey on the night of 28 to 29 August 2026 and the junta of Abdourahamane Tiani has still not told the full story.The night of 28 to 29 AugustIt began after dark and ran almost a full day. Mutinous troops, most of them young men drawn from special forces units, moved on Base 101 at Diori-Hamani international airport, on other sensitive installations and on the district surrounding the presidential palace. For close to twenty-four hours, the military government in Niamey could not be certain it would hold.That night endures as one of the most opaque episodes of Tiani's rule.Russian fighters on the tarmacWhen loyalist units fail...