Ouagadougou held the official ceremony for a 2026-2031 Country Partnership Framework spanning 29 projects, months after the World Bank's board approved it in Washington.
Algeria's president disclosed that Su-30 jets were sent to Niger during the failed late-August mutiny, and that Niger's prime minister had visited Algiers just before it began.
A fresh mega-convoy reached Bamako under military escort, but the numbers suggest emergency relief, not a resolved blockade.
Morocco has confirmed 250 scholarships for Chadian students in 2026-2027, with 103 already set to depart, as Rabat deepens education diplomacy across the Sahel.
Brussels says it has not yet reached a deal with Nouakchott, with the current protocol set to expire in mid-November 2026.
A 2026-2031 Country Partnership Framework was launched in Ouagadougou, but no total financial envelope has been disclosed.
The Fonds de soutien patriotique has raised 125% of its 2026 goal in nine months, up 75% year-on-year, driven by compulsory levies on salaries, imports and telecoms.
Niger's Mines Minister met Uranium One and TENEX officials to review an existing memorandum, days after accusing France of sabotage at the UN, with roughly 1,000 tonnes of disputed uranium still offered for sale.
France 24, La Croix and Benin Web TV retrospectives mark Ibrahim Traoré's fourth anniversary in power, days after he told reporters the state could take over importing certain goods via the agency FasoYaar.
