‘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…
Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’ | Espionage News
Gwenaelle Habouzit, Herve Fournier and Guillaume Reisacher, who allegedly met civil society leaders, have 48 hours to leave. Burkina Faso has accused three French diplomats…
Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study | Climate Crisis News
Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence. Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusually intense and lethal…
Around 170 people executed in Burkina Faso attacks, regional official says | Armed Groups News
The West African Sahel nation has been struggling to contain armed groups for a decade. Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages…
Dozens dead after mosque attack in southern Burkina Faso, sources say | Armed Groups News
Places of worship and religious leaders across Burkina Faso have been targeted in attacks blamed on rebels. An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina…
At least 15 killed in attack on Catholic church in Burkina Faso | Crime News
Gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for prayers in the northern village of Essakane, church official says. At least 15 Catholic worshippers have been…
ECOWAS Lifted Sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need…
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc | Politics News
The West African regional bloc is lifting sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of…