Technology
AFRICAN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY: TIME FOR DECISIVE CHOICES
Tunis, City of Culture. The BIG TECH Africa 2026 trade show opens its doors on October 13, against a backdrop that is anything but trivial. As Western powers impose ever-more-stringent restrictions on access to key digital technologies (cloud services, semiconductors, AI models), Africa faces an existential question: how can it ensure its digital resilience without simply shifting from one form of dependence to another? by Hyba GHARS and Marc GERMAN Tunis, October 13, 2026
Investigation
DRC / SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING: THE CALL THAT DISARMED THE WORLD BANK'S CONTROL
Following the case of the motorcycles in the 2018 Ebola response, our editorial team has gained access to a second document which, when put together with the first, outlines a repeated modus operandi: neutralizing, from within the very apparatus of state control, the verification mechanisms that international donors impose in return for their trust. By Hyba GHARS
Economy
RDC / ADULTERATED FUEL AND A WAR OF THE TREASURY: HOW THE DGDA IS SABOTAGING OIL CONTROL IN THE DRC
By Hyba GHARS July 28th 2026 While Kinshasa boasts record tax collection figures, the General Directorate of Customs is methodically stifling the Congolese Control Office. At stake: the energy security of the country's south and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. An investigation into institutional sabotage.
Economy
DRC / EBOLA, THE ETERNAL BUSINESS: WHEN DEATH GENERATES A 33% PROFIT!
By Hyba GHARS on July 27, 2026 As the DRC faces its 17th Ebola outbreak and the African Development Bank releases $13 million, a judicial investigation is resurfacing. In 2018, World Bank emergency funds intended for the response were transformed into a cash cow. Same players, same emergency, same questions.
