Plotters included current and former soldiers, as well as terrorist leaders, who planned to swarm the presidential palace on ...

Burkina Faso saw fewer attacks in 2024, but they were far deadlier, killing more than 1,500 people. • Nearly half of the attacks were carried out by the jihadist group JNIM; ISIS was nearly absent. • ...

Burkina Faso junta pardons 21 soldiers jailed for 2015 failed coup; move aims to boost army's anti-terror fight amid ongoing ...

The US has issued an urgent 'do not travel' warning for two countries amid increased political unrest and even risk to life.

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

Last August, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger petitioned the president of the UN Security Council to denounce the Ukrainian government's “open and assumed support for international terrorism ...

TASS/. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger condemn the Ukrainian authorities' open support for international terrorism, in particular in the Sahel region, according to a letter from the governments of ...

AES balance of trade has consistently been a deficit as imports into the region exceed exports from the region.

(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities ...

A video circulated on social media on April 2, 2025, showing three outspoken journalists from Burkina Faso in military uniforms. Guezouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem had been ...

Tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours have flared once again after the downing of a Turkish-made military ...

A new eleven-week counter-terrorism training program for security officers from five African nations – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Nigeria – commenced in Rabat on Monday.