[Premium Times] Will the JNIM take over Bamako? It does not seem likely! They appear to be pushing a strategy of regime implosion, as life becomes impossible for Malians.

[People's Dispatch] The government of Ibrahim Traoré seeks to reduce dependence on imports in a country where 80% of the population are farmers.

[Daily Maverick] To reach audiences susceptible to authoritarian messaging, defenders of democracy must adapt - creating authentic, locally rooted, emotionally resonant content that can compete on the same terrain.

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[Liberian Investigator] A political storm is brewing in Grand Gedeh County over a disputed land lease agreement, as District #3 Representative Jacob C. Debee has publicly distanced himself from the deal and vowed to push for its cancellation.

[IFJ] On 14 October, Zawenmanogo Dieudonné Zoungrana, publishing director of Aujourd'hui Au Faso newspaper, was detained at his home by members of the National Intelligence Agency, before being released one day later.

[People's Dispatch] A massacre led by Blaise Compaoré, an ally of France, put an end to the 1983 revolution, which today inspires struggles in the Sahel