Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso
Denmark will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso after a series of military coups over the past few ...
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West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine’s alleged rebel support
The juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukraine's alleged ...
Mali: Economic hardship worsens after four years of military rule
Four years after the military ousted Mali’s then-president and came to power, many residents say economic troubles are worsening and ...
Benin
Benin, country of western Africa. It is officially the Republic of Benin and formerly Dahomey. Dahomey, a powerful kingdom in ...
Russia says it is working to free Niger hostages
Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday it was working to free two geologists employed by a Russian company who were ...
Russian experts in Burkina Faso for nuclear energy scheme
The visit of a delegation from the atomic agency is in line with the declared ambition of Captain Ibrahim Traoré ...
Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states, ...
Côte d’Ivoire “not at war” with Sahel trio – Opposition party
The Ivorian opposition ‘Parti des Peuples Africaines – Côte d’Ivoire’ (PPA-CI) of former president Laurent Gbagbo, has denounced remarks made ...
Economic hardship and insecurity persist a year after coup in Niger
One year has passed since mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's president, Mohamed Bazoum. Coup leaders said they deposed the elected government ...
Thomas Sankara: Political Leader and President of Burkina Faso (1983 – 1987)
The son of a Peul father and a Mossi, mother Thomas Sankara was born in 1949, in Yako, French colonial ...
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