Financed by surpluses generated when international mineral prices rise above the state-set benchmark, the fund will not be used for short-term budgetary expenditure, but ring-fenced for long-term, strategic infrastructural and industrial projects.

Organizers, activists, intellectuals, and international delegates were arrested in Nairobi during an anti-imperialist protest against the France–Africa Summit, which critics have described as an attempt at imperialist repositioning in East Africa.

Kenya will host the 2026 France–Africa Summit, the first to be held in an English-speaking African country. Activists, political observers, and analysts view the summit as part of France’s broader attempt to reconfigure its influence and strategic interests in Africa at a time when the Sahel is increasingly slipping from its traditional sphere of control.

African regional blocs, including the Alliance of Sahel States and the African Union, as well as the head of the UN have condemned the senseless attacks by terrorist groups in Mali.

The France–Africa Summit is set to take place on May 11–12, 2026, framed around innovation and growth. However, progressive movements challenge this narrative, viewing it instead as part of a broader imperial repositioning in Africa. In response, they have organized a counter-summit to challenge its agenda and implications.

A top leader in Niger called for citizens to remain alert given increased tensions with France. Niger has publicly accused France of attempting to violate its territorial sovereignty.

Niger security forces say 20 assailants were killed and several aircraft damaged during the overnight attack on Niamey’s main airport.

A historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force and in the same week held its second AES summit.

At least six people have been killed and dozens of others injured in fresh clashes between the two South-East Asian neighbors, despite a ceasefire agreement signed in October under US mediation.

After restoring the France-backed regime of Patrice Talon following a coup, foreign troops have remained in Benin, maintaining control over the Presidential residence and several key government buildings.

Today, when US imperial arrogance threatens the entire continent with its military power, we must remember that powerful imperial armies have been defeated time and again by the Caribbean peoples. The Battle of Vertières is a historical milestone that has been rendered invisible by hegemonic historiography.

“Nostalgic for the colonial era and concerned by the loss of influence in Sahel”, France is intent on destabilizing the AES by providing intelligence, “logistical support, arms and ammunition” to the terrorist groups, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger allege.