Senegal presents report on French colonial massacre during WWII
On 16th October, Senegal revealed an official report on the 1944 Thiaroye massacre, where French colonial troops killed African soldiers...
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s silent purge: Voices vanish under junta rule
Arrests of journalists and judges mark Burkina Faso’s latest move to silence dissent and consolidate control. According to RFI on...
Mali: PM denounces drone downing at UN General Assembly
Leader of the Malian Junta, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga, has levelled scathing remarks against Algeria for backing "international terrorism" at...
INTERPOL: 260 arrested across Africa in major ‘romance scam’ bust
Over 260 people have been arrested across 14 different African countries for running romance scams in a major two-week-long operation...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce withdrawal from the ICC
The African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced on September 22nd that they will be withdrawing from the...
Alliance of Sahel States Citizens support countries leaving ICC
The citizens of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali have supported the Alliance of Sahel States' decision to leave the International...
Burkina Faso: State visit signals shifting regional relations
On the 16th of September, Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio became the first leader of ECOWAS to visit Burkina...
Burkina Faso: Country removes visa costs for African citizens
President Ibrahim Traore's government in Burkina Faso has announced a new scheme to lift all visa costs on tourist and...
Burkina Faso: African citizens can now travel with free visas
The government of Burkina Faso, led by its President Ibrahim Traore, has taken a new step in its relations across...
Burkina Faso passes law banning homosexuality
On the 1st of September, Burkina Faso became another African nation banning homosexuality by making it punishable by up to...
Defence and natural resources on the Moscow-Sahel table
Defence is currently the largest area of cooperation between Russia and the three Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and...
Sahel states inching closer to Moscow
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, are cementing ties with Russia following their separation from the ECOWAS partnership and the establishment...
Burkina Faso ends Gates-backed Target Malaria project
Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the Target Malaria initiative aimed at combating malaria through the release of genetically modified...
Burkina Faso expels UN official over child abuse report
Burkina Faso’s marred human rights record has surfaced yet again with a UN report that the junta has sought to...
Togo silent as Burkina militants escalate northern attacks
Militants originating from Burkina Faso have intensified their attacks in northern Togo since the start of the year, while the...
