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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicWest Africa

Topic: West Africa

How Benin coup attempt was crushed within hours

Vaibhav Pant -
Early Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri led a failed coup by a group of soldiers against the Benin government led by President Patrice Talon.

How Indian pharma firms are creating a drug crisis in West Africa & the rural road ‘revolution’

Vandana Menon -
Global media also looks at the contest between US & Russia to sell fighter jets to India.

Behind rising jihadist violence in Burkina Faso, a fragile govt & power vacuum in Sahel region

Vartika Singh -
August massacre by al-Qaeda-linked group in Burkina Faso, one of the worst in Africa in decades with about 600 people killed, puts focus on decade-old Islamist insurgency.

France’s ‘social cleansing’ of the homeless ahead of Olympics & other global news you may have missed

Shivani Mago -
ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

As Russia looms, US tries to influence West Africa’s fight against Islamists

Cooper Inveen -
Relations between Russia and US have become more hostile since Moscow invaded Ukraine over a year ago. Washington and its allies oppose Russian influence in West Africa.

What led to massive floods in West and Central Africa?

Alessandra Prentice -
The floods had affected 5 million people and 1 million hectares of cropland by mid-October in a region according to the U.N.'s World Food Programme.

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Opinion

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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