Burkina Faso’s military ruler Ibrahim Traore took over the rotating presidency of the Alliance of Sahel States on Tuesday, at ...

Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity.

The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger says the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale ...

Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya is expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by the ...

Burkina Faso underwent two coups in 2022; the leader of those takeovers was replaced by the current military government this year. The current leader vowed to deal with the growing Islamic terrorism.

Burkinabe authorities, mid-last week, let go 11 Nigerian soldiers they had taken into custody for alleged violation of that ...

The next of our Get German Football News “Bundesliga at AFCON” preview sections will take a look at three West African ...

The next of our Get German Football News “Bundesliga at AFCON” preview sections will take a look at three West African powerhouses: Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Cameroon. All th ...

A Burkinabe teenager who used artificial intelligence to post fake news of a French coup on Facebook got more than he ...

A high-level delegation from Abuja has visited Ouagadougou to ease tensions after a Nigerian military plane was forced to ...

ABUJA – Burkina Faso on Wednesday released 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel who were detained more than a week ago after their ...

The cluster of coup attempts follows a broader pattern. Since 2020, there have been 11 successful military takeovers in Africa: one each in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Sudan, Chad, Madagascar and ...