ECOWAS is still talking with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to return – ECOWAS Ghana Rep

President’s Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Ambassador Mohammed Lowan Gona at the event held in Accra The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is intensifying diplomatic efforts to bring Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger back into the...

Land grabbing scandal in Burkina Faso: Withheld report exposes political corruption

Land grabbing scandal in Burkina Faso: Withheld report exposes political corruption For years, land and housing have stood at the center of political tension in Burkina Faso. The West African country, already plagued by insecurity, poverty, and...

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees, numbering about 5,621, fled to Kpere in Burkina Faso…

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees, numbering about 5,621, fled to Kpere in Burkina...

EXCLUSIVE: Burkina Faso Land Grabbing Report ‘Deliberately Withheld’ to Protect Politicians, Anti-Corruption Group Says

A parliamentary report on links between a housing crisis and property development practices in Burkina Faso was “deliberately withheld” to protect members of the former ruling party, according to a leading anti-corruption group in the West African...

Gbeniyiri conflict: Burkina Faso blocks NADMO from meeting displaced persons, demands formal diplomacy

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees, numbering about 5,621, fled to Kpere in Burkina...

GAF AG to upgrade Burkina Faso’s mining cadastre system (eMC+)

GAF AG, an e-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) company, has been awarded a World Bank-funded contract to modernise and expand Burkina Faso’s mining cadastre system eMC+ within the framework of the Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project...

Three years on since Burkina Faso’s coup d’état, violence continues unabated

It’s been three years since Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso through a coup d’état. He justified his takeover by claiming previous leaders had failed to protect the country from jihadist violence and promised to restore security...

SLFA Opens Media Accreditation for Sierra Leone vs Burkina Faso World Cup Qualifier

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has officially opened media accreditation for journalists and media personnel wishing to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier clash between Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso. The match is set for...

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso set to expose Nigerian politicians allegedly backing bandits

Intelligence agencies from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced plans to unveil the identities of senior Nigerian politicians allegedly linked to bandit groups wreaking havoc across Nigeria’s North-West. Officials of the agencies confirmed...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Set To Expose Nigerian Politicians Aiding Bandits

Intelligence agencies in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced plans to unveil the identities of senior Nigerian politicians allegedly linked to bandit groups operating in Nigeria’s North-West region. The disclosure was first reported by...

Intelligence agencies in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso set to unmask Nigerian sponsors of insecurity

Intelligence agencies in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have launched coordinated operations aimed at exposing alleged Nigerian sponsors of insecurity in the Sahel. DW Hausa first reported the development, and the post was later translated and...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso intelligence agencies to expose Nigerian politicians aiding militants

Intelligence agencies in the Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali are set to expose top Nigerian politicians who are aiding militants terrorising the country. According to DW, a German news agency, these foreign intelligence agencies already...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Move To Expose Nigerian Politicians Accused Of Aiding Bandits

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have said they are preparing to expose the names of prominent Nigerian politicians aiding bandits in the north-western region of the country. The three neighbouring nations said they are working on confirming the...

Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali to Expose Nigerian Politicians Funding Militants

Intelligence agencies from Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali are preparing to reveal the identities of top Nigerian politicians accused of financing and arming militants, according to DW, a German news agency. The report claims these agencies...

Deepfakes Help Spread False Information in Africa

Shortly after Capt. Ibrahim Traoré led Burkina Faso’s second coup in a year in September 2023, deepfake videos began circulating that urged Burkinabe citizens to support the coup. Since then, Traoré has become the star of a variety of videos...

Ghana Reinforces Northern Border as Sahel Violence Encroaches

Ghana’s military is bolstering its presence in the north, where people are moving south due to the rising threat of terrorist attacks originating in Burkina Faso. Ghana’s military recently deployed 400 troops to the northern town of Bawku due to...

Terror Groups Diversify to Find Steady Flow of Illicit Financing

The Sahelian terror group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has expanded across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger largely by exploiting the region’s resources and communities for its own benefit. The al-Qaida affiliate has amassed a stable...

Burkinabes Mute Under Captain Traoré’s Boot: Between Security and Silence

Three years into Captain Ibrahim Traoré's leadership, Burkina Faso grapples with a tension between its pursuit of national sovereignty and the safeguarding of civic freedoms. Traoré, who was 37 when he seized power, has emulated the revolutionary...

WAFU B U-17 Championship: Golden Eaglets Secure Top Spot In Group B After Draw With Burkina Faso

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets finished top of Group B at the 2025 WAFU B U-17 Championship after a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso in Yammosoukro on Saturday, reports Completesports.com Both teams created enough chances to win the game but failed to hit...

Special Report: Lavrov of Russia; Barbados, China, Niger, Germany, Burkina Faso

Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, warned Western leaders in his remarks to the General Assembly that his country would carry out a “decisive response” to any attack. Here, he briefs reporters after his speech, Sept. 27, 2025. JOHN...