France refuses to hand over ex-Burkina president’s brother
France has cancelled a ministerial decree which had authorised the extradition of the brother of the former president of Burkina ...
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Burkina Faso: 4 French officials arrested on suspicion of espionage
Four French civil servants, intelligence agents according to a Burkinabè source, and computer maintenance technicians according to a French diplomatic ...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger look to form a federation, leave G5 Sahel
The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recommended on Friday (Dec. 01) creating a confederation as part of a long-term ...
AU Commission chairman says Africa is “open to different partnerships” at G20 Compact in Berlin
The chairman of the African Union Commission said on Monday that the continent was "open to different partnerships", as he ...
G20-led summit for Africa highlights renewed interest in fast-growing continent
Leaders from more than a dozen African countries are heading to Germany for the G20 Compact with Africa conference, which ...
Burkina Faso, Russia discuss military cooperation
The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly was in Moscow Tuesday (Nov. 07). He met ...
Nigeria, French Foreign Affairs ministers talk regional issues, UN Security council seat
Nigeria's Foreign affairs minister Yusuf Tuggar hosted his French counterpart in Abuja on Friday (Nov. 03). The officials discussed ECOWAS ...
What are the chances of success for the new Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger defense alliance?
The Sahel region has been facing a jihadist insurgency since the early 2000s. This situation has triggered many other conflicts in the ...
Niger: Ousted president Bazoum detained in secret location; Withdrawal of French troops nearly half-complete
Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum is being held in a secret location by the junta that seized power in the ...
Burkina Faso names boulevard after Thomas Sankara on anniversary of his assassination
Burkina Faso's transitional government paid tribute Sunday (Oct. 15) to late revolutionary president Thomas Sankara, assassinated in a coup 36 ...
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