The UN’s Western Sahara mission has reached the end of its mandate, leaving a gap in international monitoring beside Mauritania. Staff were told to suspend normal movements, while Morocco promised cooperation with a withdrawal and the Polisario warned against unilateral action.
Banks must hold substantially more money at the central bank as Mauritania raises its policy rate to 7.25%. The tightening targets inflation and excess banking liquidity, but could also make business finance harder to obtain.
A new overnight convoy has expanded the fuel available for distribution in Bamako. Authorities say more than 1,000 loaded tankers are now in the capital’s truck parks, with customs and police helping move supplies onward.
Burkina Faso’s customs service says it collected more than CFA141 billion before October’s accounts closed—over CFA20 billion above target. Cumulative collections have already matched the service’s entire 2025 total, strengthening a major source of government financing.
Former auditor-general Sidi Sosso Diarra and his former finance director are in custody as scrutiny turns to alleged irregularities inside the institution responsible for checking public spending. Newly disclosed details link the case to management between 2004 and 2010.
Niger’s military has released a second-half-of-October account of raids, weapons seizures and surrenders across several fronts. The newly disclosed operations include action near Nigeria and the surrender of former Boko Haram fighters and their families in Bosso.
Fourteen women and two children were among 134 people rescued from a boat heading towards the Canary Islands. The operation took place in the navigation channel of Nouadhibou’s port on Saturday morning.
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.
