Clashes in Benin Leave 10 Dead Amid Rising Violence in Northern Regions
Clashes between armed groups and the military in northern Benin over the past week have resulted in the death of 10 people, including one soldier, […]
Burkina Faso
Barrick Gold Reaches Agreement with Mali to Resolve Mining Dispute
Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with the Malian Government, bringing an end to a dispute that has lingered for nearly two years over […]
Burkina Faso: Jihadist Attack Strikes Djibo Amid Ongoing Blockade
On Tuesday, 18 February, the town of Djibo in northern Burkina Faso once again found itself under assault by jihadist groups, who launched coordinated attacks […]
ECOWAS Acknowledges Withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially recognized the departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. A statement […]
Togo hints at exiting ECOWAS to join junta-led AES bloc
Togo, West Africa’s third smallest country by landmass, might join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which includes military junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, […]
Interpol arrests 200 in operations spanning four W. African states, targeting illegal gold, sand mining
Interpol, in collaboration with West African police forces, has carried out a series of successful operations targeting illegal gold and sand mining in Burkina Faso, […]
Zimbabwe becomes latest African country to work with Russia to establish nuclear energy
Zimbabwe has become the latest African country to express an interest to work with Russia to establish nuclear energy as part of its efforts to […]
Senegalese President announces “end of all foreign military presences by 2025”
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on Tuesday December 31, during his New Year’s address, that all foreign military presence in Senegal will end by […]
Burkina Faso: Assembly adopts amnesty law for perpetrators of 2015 coup
On Monday, December 30, 2024, Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly passed a bill granting “amnesty pardon” to soldiers convicted for their roles in the failed […]
Burkina Faso convicts four officials of embezzling funds intended for displaced persons
On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, a verdict was issued in the trial concerning the embezzlement of funds intended to support internally displaced persons in Burkina […]