Burkina Faso Burkina MSF office targeted in ‘armed attack’: statement Burkina Faso — The office of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) came under fire during an attack... Read more 19 Jul
Cȏte d'Ivoire Junta-led Burkina Faso plans to ban homosexuality Ivory Coast – Junta-led Burkina Faso has adopted a plan to ban homosexuality, becoming the latest African nation to... Read more 11 Jul
Countries Niger army says more than 100 ‘terrorists’ killed after deadly attack Niger – Niger’s army said Thursday it had killed more than 100 “terrorists” during air and ground operations in... Read more 4 Jul
Burkina Faso Free movement in west Africa: 3 countries leaving Ecowas could face migration hurdles Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute; Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leonie Jegen, University of Amsterdam For Niger, Mali... Read more 23 Feb
Burkina Faso AU expresses ‘regret’ as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger resign from Ecowas Nairobi – The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep regret” over the decision by the military regimes in Burkina... Read more 31 Jan
Burkina Faso Coup trio’s exit from West Africa bloc shakes region Niamey – The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West... Read more 30 Jan
Burkina Faso Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso closed in 1992 Ouagadougou – Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after a gap of nearly 32 years after... Read more 29 Dec, 2023
Countries Niger to let Burkina, Mali to intervene on its soil if attacked Niamey, Niger – The officers who took power in Niger last month said Thursday they would authorise the armies... Read more 25 Aug, 2023
Countries Niger says 17 of its troops killed in attack near Burkina Faso Niamey – Seventeen Niger soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by suspected jihadists near the country’s western... Read more 16 Aug, 2023
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso survivors recall ‘horror movie’ of jihadist assault Ouagadougou – Villagers in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday spoke of how a rebel attack turned into a “horror... Read more 28 Feb, 2023