Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso impose tariff on goods from ECOWAS

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have introduced a 0.5 per cent tariff on goods imported from countries outside the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In January, the three Sahel nations announced their withdrawal from the regional body – Economic Community of …

Suspected jihadist attack kills 'several dozen' soldiers in Burkina Faso

Abidjan (West Africa): "Several dozen" soldiers and civilian auxiliaries have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. To advertise here, Contact Us One security source in …

Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso

A suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso has killed several dozen soldiers and civilian auxiliaries, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. According to a security source in Tapoa province, an army detachment based in Diapaga was struck …

Jihadist attack kills soldiers, civilians in Burkina Faso

30 mins ago Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has decried the inhuman treatment of inmates at Nigeria's Correctional Centers, announcing plans to renovate the state’s Correctional Centers. He therefore advocated for the humane treatment of inmates at …

ECOWAS persuading Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to return, says Tinubu

Group condemns media crackdown in Burkina Faso, demands release of detained journalists

The Whistleblowers and Journalists Safety International Centre (WAJSIC) has condemned the crackdown on media freedom and called for the release of “kidnapped” journalists, activists and some prominent members of the public in Burkina Faso. In a statement …

President John Dramani Mahama’s Diplomatic Initiative to Reintegrate Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger into ECOWAS

President John Dramani Mahama is spearheading renewed diplomatic initiatives to bring Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger back into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This follows unsuccessful attempts by Senegal and Togo to mend the rift …

Burkina junta leader pardons 21 soldiers for 2015 failed coup

OUAGADOUGOU - The head of the junta in Burkina Faso has pardoned 21 soldiers convicted of involvement in a failed coup in 2015, according to an official decree seen by AFP on Monday. The troubled west African country has been run since September 2022 by …

From BRICS to Burkina Faso: Rethinking South Africa’s Captured Energy Future

By Gillian Schutte The global climate transition is packaged as a universal moral imperative, underpinned by equity and shared responsibility. Yet the mechanisms through which this transition is being imposed on African nations tell a different story—one …

Suspected Jihadist Attack Kills ‘Several Dozen’ Soldiers in Burkina

“Several dozen” soldiers and civilian auxiliaries have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. Since 2015 Burkina Faso has been plagued by jihadist violence from groups linked to …