Burkina Faso
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. […]
Burkina Faso has launched an investigation into the deaths of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims who were allegedly killed while travelling by bus to Senegal, foreign minister Olivia Rouamba said Monday. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), condemned the killing of Nigerian pilgrims who were travelling to Kaolack, Senegal. […]
The Ethiopian government has scrapped visas-on-arrival for Nigerians with immediate effect. In a statement on Tuesday, the government said travellers would need to obtain their visas at its embassy in Abuja before embarking on any trip to the country. The development comes barely two weeks after Ethiopian Airlines emerged as the core investor […]
The Federal Government said, yesterday, that it has conducted a major analytical operation that was focused on individuals financing the Boko Haram terrorist group and its affiliates in the country. The government, which disclosed this at the opening session of a five-day Compliance Summit organized by the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering […]
Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time ever, the United Nations said Monday. “The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for the […]
Crown FM Onitsha