Burkina Faso
A statement released by the military government of Niger Republic on Tuesday evening revealed that 21 soldiers were brutally killed by a terrorist group operating at the county’s border with Burkina Faso. In a televised statement, the junta government did not specify which group was behind the ambush attack. A rebel group identified as […]
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov had on Monday travelled to Guinea to form allies with the West African country. Lavrov was received by Guinea’s foreign minister Morissanda Kouyaté, to discuss areas of cooperation. Guinea has been under military rule since 2021 after Col. Mamadi Doumbouya seized power from the then-sitting president to […]
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic that left the ECOWAS bloc would soon return as negotiations are ongoing for the Sahel nations to return to their sister community. These were the words of parliament member of the ECOWAS, Senator Ali Ndume at the ongoing ECOWAS Parliament Extraordinary session taking place in Kano. Ndume […]
A report was made by the BBC and VOA an American news agency few weeks back that hundreds of citizens were killed by military men in Burkina Faso for refusing to give information on Jihadist activities in the northern region of the nation. It was reported by the African BBC and VOA that 223 […]
Burkina Faso has suspended three French nationals residing in the nation over activities of lending comfort and aid to citizens to overthrow the junta government. This was made known by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a notice dated April 16th, giving details of the alleged activity. According to the notice, the diplomats, who […]
The three Sahel countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced the joint formation of force to help combat jihadist operations in their nation. In recent years Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have been experiencing attacks from terrorists which has made greatly affected the nations and even led to disassociating from France and forming […]
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cut their relationship ties with the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Sunday. In a joint statement released by the leaders of the three military countries, their decision was without delay. Their criticism was based on sanctions imposed by ECOWAS as a way of reversing the […]
The junta government of Burkina Faso said there was an attempted coup on Tuesday in the country. The announcement was made by the spokesperson of the military government, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, on the nation’s national TV. According to the statement by the junta an attempt by some army officers to seize power from […]
France will begin evacuating its citizens from Niger, which was taken over by the military in a coup, on Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry said. It said it would also evacuate other Europeans who wanted to leave the country, a former French colony. About 500 to 600 French citizens are in Niger. Italy […]
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand. […]
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