Tag: Burkina Faso
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to form joint force against insurgency
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed to establish a joint force aimed at addressing their defense and…
Burkina Faso: Zango wins Glasgow indoor championship
Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango clinched the gold medal in the triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor…
15 killed by jihadists-terrorists at Catholic mass
At least, fifteen worshipers were killed and two were injured by suspected jihadists during a mass this Sunday…
West Africa’s ‘Brexit’ sparks regional concerns
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger's decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a…
Nigeria ”expresses sadness” on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s withdrawal from ECOWAS
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Nigeria has…
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS for failure to assist in their “existential fight against terrorism, insecurity,”
USAfricaonline.com: Three West African/Sahel area countries Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has announced today Sunday, January 28, 2024,…
Burkina Faso foils alleged coup attempt, arrests plotters
On Thursday, January 18, 2024, the spokesperson for the government of Burkina Faso denounced what he characterized as…
Burkina Faso: Francis Kéré receives WEF crystal award for social change
World-renowned architect and 2022 Pritzker Prize laureate Diébédo Francis Kéré was acknowledged at the 30th Annual Crystal Award…
ECOWAS addresses regional crises and sanctions, focus on Niger’s transition
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened for a summit addressing the regional crisis…
Mali and Niger cancel tax agreements with France
In a collaborative announcement issued on Tuesday, November 5, 2023, the military administrations of Mali and Niger declared…
Burkina Faso signs nuclear power plant partnership with Russia
In order to "cover the energy needs of the population," less than a quarter of whom have access…
Elections not a priority – Burkina Faso junta
Nearly a year to the day after taking over in a coup, Captain Ibrahim Traore, the head of…