Benin has responded to accusations made by Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, that Benin and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire are...
ByEmmanuel EjioforJuly 12, 2024On Thursday, July 11, Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, accused neighbouring countries Côte d’Ivoire and Benin of attempting to destabilise Burkina...
ByEmmanuel EjioforJuly 12, 2024Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Apollinaire de Tambèla, has expressed concerns about the effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) interventions in the country....
ByEmmanuel EjioforJuly 11, 2024Burkina Faso has adopted a draft amendment to the country’s family code to criminalise homosexuality. This was confirmed during the weekly Council of...
ByJoy ChukwuJuly 11, 2024The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it was displeased over the lack of progress made so far in the reconciliation...
ByEmmanuel EjioforJuly 8, 2024The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Senegalese President, Basirou Diomaye Faye as the mediator between ECOWAS and the...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 8, 2024The military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed a treaty on Saturday for the creation of a new confederation called the...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 7, 2024The military regimes of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially marked their separation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 6, 2024The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has warned that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
ByOluwasegun SanusiJuly 2, 2024Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta will stay in power for five years. This announcement came after the national talks at the capital, Ouagadougou,...
ByEmmanuel EjioforMay 26, 2024On Sunday, Customs officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), on notice of diversion, intercepted a truck loaded with fish headed to Burkina...
ByMayowa DurosinmiMay 20, 2024Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting for two weeks due to their coverage of a Human Rights...
ByEmmanuel EjioforApril 27, 2024