West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup. - Togo, Ghana reach out - ECOWAS' threat of military intervention in Niger in August 2023 marked a breaking point for the Sahel countries,

Burkina Faso Joins Chad, Senegal in Criticising Macron’s Comments on Africa | Firstpost Africa Burkina Faso has joined Chad and Senegal in vociferously criticising French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments last week on Africa.

Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign dominance in African legal systems.

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed.

Ibrahim Traore hits back at French president saying that African leaders had ‘forgotten to say thank you" to Paris for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı

A group known as Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiative has commended the federal government over its diplomatic efforts in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

The law that could see 2015 coup plotters pardoned might set a dangerous precedent, while the current president has already dodged several coup attempts, according to state media

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive intervention of Morocco to secure their release.

Catholic bishops in Benin extended their condolences to the families of at least 28 soldiers who were killed by terrorists on January 8.

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of harmful chemicals, explosives and drugs.

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated ...

Security analysts are divided. Vladimir Antwi-Danso called it unprecedented for a visiting head of state to carry a firearm at such an event, emphasizing that the host nation is typically responsible for ensuring the safety of dignitaries.