Burkina Faso junta says it foiled a plot
The junta in power claimed on April 21st night, to have thwarted an "unfolding conspiracy" to "sow total chaos" in...
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Sahel alliance recall ambassadors from Algeria after drone downing
A military alliance of Sahel states have recalled their ambassadors from neighboring Algeria after a Malian drone was shot down...
Russia hosts Sahel countries for security talks
Russia has hosted several Sahel nations under pretext of boasting military and security cooperation. According to the Associated Press, Russian...
Burkina Faso: dozens killed in terrorist attack
Several dozen soldiers were killed on March 28th in a presumed jihadist attack in east Burkina Faso, reports AFP. The...
Jihadist attack kills dozens in Burkina Faso
Several dozen soldiers were killed on March 28th in a presumed jihadist attack in the east of Burkina Faso, reports...
Pro-junta militias linked to massacre in Burkina Faso
Human Rights Watch have again accused Burkina Faso's ruling military junta of being complicit in a massacre of civilians in...
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire urge Sahel states to rejoin ECOWAS
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have asked that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger rejoin the Economic Community of West African States...
Sahel: the new global centre of terrorism
The Sahel region in Africa is now the global centre of terrorism, according to a report by the Global Terrorism...
25 civilians killed in convoy ambush, says Mali army
25 civilians were killed and 13 others injured in an insurgent ambush of a military-escorted convoy near the city of...
Burkina Faso issues first new AES passport to captain
Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the first person to ever be issued the new AES passport. This came mere...
Burkina Faso issues first new bloc passport
The ruler of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré became the first person to receive the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
Three West African states officially exit bloc amid political shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc ECOWAS on January 29th, severing ties following a period...
Thousands rally in Sahel states to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in the junta-led Sahel states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on January 28th in support...
Alliance of Sahel States discuss exit from ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States are discussing an exit from ECOWAS, the regional political and economic union of fifteen countries...
Junta-led Sahel states meet to discuss exit from regional bloc
Foreign ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States met on January 26th to discuss formalities associated with their departure from...
