Tag: Burkina Faso

Burkina junta ends silence over massacre by men 'in arm...

Burkina Faso's military-run government on Thursday broke its silence over a mass...

Burkina Faso to recruit 5,000 soldiers to battle jihadists

The country announced a recruitment drive for 5,00 soldiers that will serve in t...

African Union vows 'zero tolerance' to undemocratic change

Leaders of the 55-nation bloc met in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at the 36...

African leaders meet to push for free trade zone

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), billed as the biggest fre...

Burkina Faso asked France troops to quit, diplomatic no...

President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Paris was awaiting clarifications from ...

Ghana accuses Burkina of inviting Russian Wagner mercen...

"Burkina Faso has now entered into an arrangement to go along with Mali in emplo...

W.Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel...

Gulf of Guinea neighbours Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo are confronting inc...

Burkina sets up government on 'war footing'

Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tembela outlined the nation's priorities at...

Pro-Russia demonstrators rally in Burkina after coup

The impoverished Sahel state plunged into turmoil at the weekend when Lieutenant...

African Union condemns latest Burkina Faso coup

Junior officers toppled a junta leader on Friday, saying he had failed to fight ...

11 soldiers killed, 50 missing after jihadist attack, B...

Violence has raged in the landlocked west African country after Lieutenant-Colon...

West Africa leaders agree on gradual sanctions on Guine...

The leaders from the Economic Community of West African States - minus those of ...

Nigeria, South Africa miss out on CHAN finals in Algeria

Ghana pipped arch-rivals Nigeria on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate draw, while ...

Mali hits out at Macron over 'neocolonial' attitude

France is reconfiguring its posture in the Sahel after falling out with the mili...

West African bloc lifts Mali sanctions, agrees on Burki...

Heads of the Economic Community of West African States met in Ghana's capital Ac...

West African states review post-coup sanctions at key s...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has slapped tough economi...

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