Alliance of Sahel States recall ambassadors as tension with Algeria rises | News
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s relations with Algeria have deteriorated amid a series of coups and strengthened Russian ties.Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled…
The ‘ghost reporters’ writing pro-Russian propaganda in West Africa | Investigation News
Eight pallbearers – some wearing tracksuits emblazoned with the FIFA logo – carried a coffin on their shoulders. Alongside them, referee whistles echoed the tune…
Offensive Agricole: Burkina Faso | Africa’s New Directions | Agriculture
Burkina Faso has started an agricultural development strategy to achieve food sovereignty by 2025.Between climate change, rising prices and security threats, Burkina Faso has an…
The Implications of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s Exit from ECOWAS
The political landscape of West Africa is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by the recent decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from…
Chad say military foiled armed assault on presidential complex, 19 killed | News
The attack came just hours after China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with government officials in the capital N’DjamenaAt least 19 people have been killed…
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agree to grace period in ECOWAS withdrawal | Politics News
The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc.Burkina Faso, Mali and…
Wednesday 11 December Proclamation of the Republic in Burkina Faso
The region of modern-day Burkina Faso did not attract colonial attention until the late nineteenth century. By 1898, the kingdoms that now make up the…
‘Armed groups’ terrorising Burkina Faso: HRW | Armed Groups News
Groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL are accused of ‘massacring villagers, displaced people, and Christian worshippers’.Armed groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS)…
West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change the region? | Politics News
Four years ago this month, a group of Malian soldiers descended on a military base in Kati, close to the capital Bamako, arrested their most…
Up to 200 people killed in attack in central Burkina Faso | Conflict News
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group linked to al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the attack.An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),…
Mali orders Swedish ambassador to leave within 72 hours | Politics News
The order comes days after a Swedish government minister announced that aid to Mali would be ‘phased out’.Sweden’s ambassador to Bamako has been summoned and…
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso military leaders sign new pact, rebuff ECOWAS | Conflict News
The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have hailed a newly signed treaty as a step “towards greater integration” between the three countries,…
Can Senegal’s Faye play peacemaker and help a splintered West Africa bloc? | Politics News
Nearly a year ago, West Africa seemed alarmingly on the verge of war. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was threatening “military intervention”…
Is Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup? | Conflict News
Recent shootings, first at the presidential palace, and then, at the site of a public broadcaster, in capital Ouagadougou, are fuelling suggestions that Burkina Faso…
Displacement Crises In Burkina Faso, Cameroon Are World’s Most Neglected
For the second year in a row, the displacement crisis in the West African country of Burkina Faso has been adjudged the most neglected worldwide.…
The forgotten crisis in Burkina Faso | Humanitarian Crises News
Kongoussi, Burkina Faso – The refugee crisis in Burkina Faso, which has been engulfed in conflict since 2019, is the deepest of a number of…
Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years | Military News
The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority. Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain…
Russian troops deploy to airbase housing US military in Niger: US official | Military News
US official says Russian and US troops do not mingle at Airbase 101 as Moscow’s forces have deployed to a separate hanger. Russian military personnel…
Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’ | Human Rights News
A Human Rights Watch report on Thursday accused the military of executing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children. Burkina Faso has…
West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns | Drugs News
Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report. Drug seizures have soared in the West…