Nigeria’s Yakubu Gowon, the last living founding father of ECOWAS calls for its rescue
Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African ...
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Burkina Faso suspends export permits for small-scale gold production
Burkina Faso's military junta has suspended the issuance of export permits for artisanal and semi-mechanised gold and other precious commodities ...
ECOWAS to discuss lifting sanctions on Niger at extraordinary summit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on February 24th, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria, ...
Quitting Ecowas: ‘Burkina not bound by time limit’ – Transitional government
Together with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso will leave the sub-regional organisation. The transitional government in Burkina Faso has informed ...
Burkina Faso becomes 2nd African country to include malaria vaccine in immunization program
On February 5th, Burkina Faso became the second country in the African Region to integrate the malaria vaccine into its ...
AU declares “deep regret” over Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Ecowas exit
The African Union (AU) has declared its "deep regret" over the decision this weekend by military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali ...
Why have three coup-hit West African nations quit ECOWAS?
Several months of tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over ...
Burkina Faso thanks Russia for ‘priceless gift’ of wheat
Burkina Faso says it has received 25,000 tonnes of free wheat from Russia. Confirming the news on Friday, one minister ...
Authorities in Burkina Faso say fresh coup attempt thwarted
The spokesperson for the government of Burkina Faso, denounced Thursday (Jan. 18), what he called an "umpteenth attempt at destabilizing" ...
Burkina Faso: Francis Kéré receives 2024 Crystal Award for social change at WEF
World-renowned architect and 2022 Pritzker Prize recipient Diébédo Francis Kéré has been honored by the at the 30th Annual Crystal ...
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