Live intelligence · West Africa

African news,decoded for your next move.

Sigwen tracks the African and international sources you don’t have time to read, verifies every fact, and delivers a briefing that shows you exactly what’s changing for your business.

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01The problem14.69° N · 17.45° W

Traditional monitoring costs youmore than it gives back.

You piece West African news together from international press, a handful of specialist sites, and forwarded messages. It takes hours, it’s never the full picture, and it never tells you what any of it actually means for your contracts, your operations, or your clients. The local sources that matter stay out of reach. And nothing separates a verified fact from a rumor.

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Wasted hours.

Hours scattered across disconnected sources, with no big picture.

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Blind spots.

The local African sources that actually matter never reach your desk.

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No filter.

Confirmed or rumor — sorting it out is on you. Usually too late.

02The solution5.36° N · 4.01° W

From raw signalto a decision.

Pillar 01 · the core

From the event to your decision.

Sigwen doesn’t just summarize the news. For every situation, you get its concrete impact on your business and short-to-medium-term options. A political crisis in Dakar isn’t just a headline — it’s a signal for what’s coming in Cotonou or Abidjan.

Pillar 02

The sources you don’t read, verified.

Local African press, international media, geopolitical event databases. Sigwen cross-checks it all and tags every fact — confirmed or to verify — with its source. You stop sorting wires from rumors on your own.

Pillar 03

The signal, not the noise.

What used to take hours of scattered monitoring now arrives as one structured briefing, readable in minutes. You decide with a clear view, not a flooded inbox.

03The method5.56° N · 0.20° W

An intelligence pipeline,fully automated.

Three steps, zero effort on your end. From the first source tracked to the briefing on your desk, the pipeline never stops.

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Collect.

Sigwen continuously tracks African and international sources across your zone.

Local African pressInternational mediaGeopolitical event databasesOfficial sources
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Verify & synthesize.

Multiple analysis agents cross-check sources, verify facts, and structure the information.

Cross-referencingTimestampingCited sourceConfidence level
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Decide.

You get an action-oriented briefing: the essentials, verified facts, the impact, and the questions worth asking.

Impact on your businessAction optionsQuestions to ask
04A real briefing example14.69° N · 17.45° W

Here’s exactlywhat lands in your inbox.

The essentialsSenegal · Politics

The Diomaye-Sonko tandem just broke apart.

On May 22, 2026, President Faye dismissed Ousmane Sonko and the entire government; two days later, the National Assembly’s president resigned. Diomaye, long seen as a stand-in president, is stepping out of his mentor’s shadow — and putting Senegal at a crossroads: stay the sovereigntist, anti-IMF course, or re-engage lenders to fund its oil-and-gas projects.

AnalysisSenegal · Politics

The break exposes structural tensions within Pastef. Diomaye Faye, initially a stand-in president after Sonko’s imprisonment, has stepped out of his mentor’s shadow: where Sonko rejected IMF conditions, Diomaye leans toward budget pragmatism. Dismissing a prime minister and his entire government within days confirms a balance of power now tilted toward the president.

The immediate stakes lie with lenders. Ranked by the IMF as sub-Saharan Africa’s second most indebted country, Senegal needs to fund its oil-and-gas projects: closer ties with the IMF would unlock resources but demand reforms Pastef’s base may reject. It’s the credibility test for the reshuffled government.

Key factsSenegal · Politics
  • ConfirmedOn May 22, 2026, President Faye dismissed Prime Minister Sonko and the entire government.
  • ConfirmedEl Malick Ndiaye, president of the National Assembly, resigned on May 24 — two days after the dismissal.
  • ConfirmedPastef, Sonko’s party, holds an absolute majority in the Assembly.
  • To verifyNdiaye’s resignation could open the way for Sonko to take the Assembly’s presidency.
Weak signalSenegal · Politics
  • An institutional reshuffle wrapped up in days — a sign of a deeper crisis than official statements let on.
  • With Pastef holding an absolute majority, control of the Assembly’s presidency becomes the decisive stake in this reshuffle.
  • Record debt and an IMF timeline: budget room is closing before negotiations even begin.
Questions worth askingSenegal · Politics
  1. 1Are your clients in Senegal’s energy sector bracing for renegotiated oil-and-gas contracts if Diomaye strikes an IMF deal this quarter?
  2. 2Do you have an up-to-date map of the new government’s stance on non-Western energy partnerships?
  3. 3Have you documented the tariff impact an IMF rapprochement would have on your clients’ regional supplier contracts?
05Advisory & consulting firms6.37° N · 2.39° E

You advise. Sigwen gives you backthe time monitoring used to cost.

Your clients expect an accurate read on West Africa. Sigwen gets you there without the late nights — verified, structured coverage, ready to drop into your deliverables. You walk into meetings with the analysis already done, and you’re never the one caught off guard by a better-informed client.

06Coverage11.00° N · 4.00° W

Where Sigwen is watching,right now.

Sigwen starts with West Africa. Coverage expands progressively, country by country, toward the whole continent.

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