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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicWest Africa

Topic: West Africa

How Benin coup attempt was crushed within hours

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’

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

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

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

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?

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.

On Camera

BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in the 2020 & 2025 local body polls.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.