Burkina Faso Bound

Brief: Sahel Juntas Confirm their Rejection of ECOWAS

Niger just hosted a summit of the leaders of three Sahel nations, an event that was used to confirm their rejection of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The West African grouping has sided against the coups that brought to power the military...

Africa’s Defense Shifting from Western to Russian Influence

There are some 600 US troops left in Niger, whose withdrawal is set to no later than September 2024. Meanwhile the French are expected to continue to withdraw more of their troops from Africa, and we could see the Russians move in.

Burkina Faso Junta Faces Governance Challenges Amid Controversies and Rumors

The military junta in Burkina Faso is not governing at ease. The country is struggling with repressive actions from the junta, with opposition figures, lawyers and activities feeling the brunt of the regime.

Bloody Sunday: The indiscriminate killing of Muslim and Catholic worshipers in Burkina Faso

Sunday, 25 February was a bloody day for religious groups in Burkina Faso. Two attacks against a church and a mosque confirm the utter instability of the northern and eastern regions of the country. In Essakane-village, in the northeastern Burkina Faso, a terrorist...

Brief: Sahel Juntas Confirm their Rejection of ECOWAS

Jul 8, 2024

Niger just hosted a summit of the leaders of three Sahel nations, an event that was used to confirm their rejection of...

Africa’s Defense Shifting from Western to Russian Influence

Jun 25, 2024

By Arezki Daooud: A lot of military-related events are taking place in the Sahel and other parts of Africa. First, a...

Burkina Faso Junta Faces Governance Challenges Amid Controversies and Rumors

Jun 22, 2024

Recently, there were shooting incidents in Ouagadougou and the absence of junta chief Captain Traore was interpreted...

Sahel and West Africa junta regimes seek reentry to regional blocs

Feb 9, 2023

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups called for their reinstatement...

Sahel: Ministers of three countries controlled by juntas meet after visit of Russia’s Lavrov

Feb 9, 2023

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups met in Burkina Faso on Thursday...

Burkina Faso: Makeshift gold mine caves in near Hounde, killing several miners

Feb 9, 2023

Ten people were killed when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in western Burkina Faso, a miners' association said on...

Burkina Faso: New terror attack in Sahel province kills 18 people

Feb 7, 2023

At least 18 people have been killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents told AFP on...

How the insurgents are expanding the Jihadist frontline to West Africa

Feb 6, 2023

By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see...

Sahel: France-Burkina Faso’s diplomatic crisis accelerates

Jan 26, 2023

By Delphine Touitou: France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso "for...

Sahel: French army to withdraw from Burkina Faso

Jan 25, 2023

France said Wednesday it will withdraw its contingent of hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month,...

Sahel: Soldiers rescue women and babies abducted by suspected jihadists in N. Burkina Faso

Jan 20, 2023

By Armel Baily: Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in...

Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina Faso

Jan 19, 2023

Attacks in Burkina Faso have increased since October and now especially target civilians, according to junta leader...

Sahel: Jihadists in Burkina Faso also abduct children and babies

Jan 19, 2023

Investigators now believe that last week's raid by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso led to the abduction of around...

Sahel: Jihadists abduct dozens of women in north Burkina Faso

Jan 15, 2023

By Hugues Richard Sama: Suspected jihadists have abducted roughly 50 women in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina...

Sahel: Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso’s Sahel province

Jan 13, 2023

Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said ...

Sahel: Top UN rep in Burkina Faso declared “persona non grata”, asked to leave

Dec 27, 2022

Burkina Faso has ordered the UN's coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her "persona...

Sahel: Burkina Faso-Ghana relations sour over Russian mercenaries

Dec 18, 2022

A minister in Burkina Faso on Friday called a claim by Ghana's president that the war-torn Sahel nation has invited in...

West Africa to have a common military force

Dec 5, 2022

By Serge Daniel and Emmanuel Anule: West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene...

Sahel: Jihadist groups target southern Burkina Faso, near Ghana

Dec 5, 2022

Six civilians, four of them teachers, were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso close to the...

Sahel: Conflict in Sahel spills over Togo with thousands of displaced by violence

Oct 28, 2022

More than 4,000 people have been displaced this year in northern Togo after the security climate worsened following...

Sahel: US concerned about worsening crisis in Mali, blames Russia’s Wagner Group

Oct 27, 2022

By Portia Crowe Mali's security situation has become "significantly worse" due to the ruling junta's choices,...

Burkina Faso announces new government

Oct 26, 2022

Burkina Faso's new government on Wednesday declared its top priority would be to secure the nation's territory, after...

Sahel: Unstable Sahel creates new opportunities for insurgent groups

Oct 7, 2022

By Didier Laura: Burkina Faso's new rulers say they seized power to better fight jihadists, but history in the Sahel...

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore crows himself country’s president

Oct 6, 2022

Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement,...

Sahel: Concerned about Russia’s presence in the Sahel, US warns Burkina Faso’s new junta

Oct 5, 2022

The United States on Tuesday warned Burkina Faso's junta of the risks of allying with Russia, whose shadowy Wagner...

Burkina Faso: As regime in Ouagadougou collapsed last week, terror attack claimed 37 lives up north

Oct 5, 2022

A total of 27 troops and 10 civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso last week,...

Sahel: Anti-France protestors brandish Russian flags in Ouagadougou

Oct 4, 2022

By Armel Baily and Amaury Hauchard: Several dozen protestors waving Russian flags rallied in Burkina Faso's capital...

Burkina Faso: Deposed junta leader Colonel Damiba steps down, flees to Togo

Oct 3, 2022

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday,...

Sahel: Burkina Faso coup leader removed by another coup

Oct 2, 2022

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Security forces fired tear gas to disperse angry protesters...

Sahel: Uncertainty in Ouagadougou as Burkina Faso descends into chaos

Sep 30, 2022

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Shots rang out before dawn on Friday around Burkina Faso's...

Sahel: Relentless insurgent attacks continue in Burkina Faso

Sep 27, 2022

A suspected jihadist attack in the north of Burkina Faso has killed around a dozen people, mostly soldiers, security...

The Sahel is in permanent state of climate shock, the world’s most vulnerable to extreme droughts, floods and heatwaves

Sep 20, 2022

The World Bank on Monday urged five West African countries to diversify their economies to adapt to climate change,...

Sahel: Jihadists ambush patrol in Oursi, Burkina Faso, kill eight troops

Sep 19, 2022

An attack on a military unit in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north has killed eight soldiers, the army said Wednesday....

Sahel: Burkina Faso defense chief fired as the destabilization of Burkina Faso continues

Sep 14, 2022

Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a January coup, has sacked...

Sahel: Attack on army unit in Deou, Burkina Faso claims two troops and Jihadists

Sep 14, 2022

Two soldiers died and a dozen "terrorists" were killed on Monday during an attack against a military detachment in...

Sahel: Insurgency in northern Burkina Faso worsens

Sep 5, 2022

By Armel Baily At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 wounded Monday when an IED blast struck a convoy carrying...

Sahel: Burkina Faso military launches counterinsurgency operations in the north

Aug 30, 2022

A soldier has been killed and at least 28 "terrorists neutralised" in two military operations in the north and east of...

Burkina Faso: Ethnic Fulanis fear violence will escalate against them

Aug 23, 2022

By Armel Baily Jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso have inflamed accusations against the Fulani community, sparking...

Sahel: New concerns in Burkina Faso amid calls to murder ethnic Fulanis

Aug 18, 2022

Burkina Faso's government on Thursday lashed calls on social media to attack the country's Fulani minority, describing...

Sahel: Terror onslaught continues in Burkina Faso, 10 killed in Yatenga

Aug 9, 2022

Ten civilians, including four security auxiliaries, have been killed by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso,...

Sahel: Suspected jihadists kill 4 Mali soldiers, 2 civilians in Tessit

Aug 8, 2022

At least four soldiers, two civilians and five assailants were killed on Sunday in an attack in a strategic border...

Sahel: Attack kills dozen soldiers in the troubled Bourzanga region of northern Burkina

Aug 5, 2022

Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed four soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, the army said on...

Sahel: Insurgents kill dozen policemen in north Burkina Faso

Jun 11, 2022

Suspected jihadists killed 11 police overnight in an attack in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger, the...

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