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ECOWAS Appoints President Faye To Mediate With Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leaders
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Senegalese President, Basirou Diomaye Faye as the mediator between ECOWAS and the...
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Form New Confederation, Vows to Improve Use of Local Languages
The military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed a treaty on Saturday for the creation of a new confederation called the...
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Solidify Break from ECOWAS, Form New Alliance
The military regimes of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially marked their separation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
ECOWAS To Terminate $500M Projects In Mali, Niger, And Burkina Faso Over Decision To Leave ECOWAS
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has warned that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
Burkina Faso Extends Military Rule by Five Years
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta will stay in power for five years. This announcement came after the national talks at the capital, Ouagadougou,...
Customs Intercepts Fish Truck Bound for Burkina Faso at Kumasi Warehouse
On Sunday, Customs officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), on notice of diversion, intercepted a truck loaded with fish headed to Burkina...
Burkina Faso Suspends BBC, VOA For Coverage Of Mass Killing Report
Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting for two weeks due to their coverage of a Human Rights...
Over 200 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso Military Raid, Says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that Burkina Faso’s military forces killed 223 civilians, including babies and children, during a raid on two...
Burkina Faso gives three French diplomats 48 hours to leave the country
Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, according to reports by Reuters on Thursday, stating...
Plane Crash in Burkina Faso Kills Five
A private plane has crashed in the eastern region of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, March 7, killing five people and injuring two. The...
EU, ECOWAS Discuss Security, Humanitarian Crisis in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in conjunction with delegations from the Council of the EU-Africa Working Party (COAFR), created...
15 Dead in Burkina Faso Church Attack by Islamist Militants
At least 13 residents of Ouagadougou have been killed, and two others sustained injuries following an attack on a Catholic Church in north-eastern...