Togo, a fast-growing nation in West Africa, is currently asserting itself as a facilitator in the area of international mobility. As a result of bold reforms in visa delivery, the country is attracting a growing number of foreign investors, tourists and professionals. This dynamic is part of a strategic vision driven by the Togolese authorities […]
Chad was the guest of honour at the 29th edition of the Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO), which was held from 22 February to 1 March 2025. The Chadian delegation was proud to officially open the event, seeing it as an opportunity to strengthen brotherly relations between two nations that have long lived […]
The central cattle station in southern Benin assembles cattle from Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and northern Benin. It is located 45 km from Cotonou, at about an hour and a half drive. The station is 9 ha wide, 6ha of which are fenced in for the sale of cattle and the remaining 3 haserving […]
There was a time, not so long ago, when Nicaragua, though far from being the star of the American continent, was on everyone’s lips. As in the days of the great rush to Spain via the Mediterranean Sea, this Latin American country was, and still is, the obligatory springboard to Uncle Sam’s territory. Today, however, […]
Niger’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has overturned the rules of regional mobility. Between the desire for sovereignty and the need to preserve human and economic exchanges, the new restrictions imposed by Niamey raise many questions. Will free movement within West Africa survive this transition? What led to the withdrawal […]
In 2015, following the deaths of several migrants in the desert (including women and children), the then authorities decided to tackle irregular migration. The outcome was Law 2015-36 against smuggling migrants into Niger. Since its adoption, this law has been the subject of controversy and denunciation by migrants’ rights defenders in Niger. They described it […]
