Tag: Burkina Faso

France's decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist ...

The armies of Burkina Faso and Niger have killed an unknown number of militants in joint operations, local media has ...

Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) has unanimously voted to send troops to neighbouring Niger, where the military seized power ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday ...

By Papa Sow*   Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads ...

France's Foreign ministry on Thursday announced the release of Stephane Jullien, a French official who had been held by security ...

Burkina Faso’s junta-led government said one of the country’s most popular radio stations could resume broadcasting on Monday (Sep. 11) ...

African heads of state closed the two extraordinary summits in Malabo on Saturday, with leaders pointing out at terrorism, bad ...

Niger's President has said Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel, a multinational force created to fight Islamist militants, will mark ...

Mali is withdrawing from a multinational military group fighting an armed insurgency in West Africa's Sahel area, according to the ...