Burkina Faso
Mali, Burkina, Niger to unveil new passports
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali’s military leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, said on Sunday, as the junta-led states look to solidify their alliance after splitting from regional bloc ECOWAS. The three Sahel nations, all under military rule following a string of coups since 2020, joined together last September under […]
Terrorism: Defence chiefs urge Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso to return to ECOWAS
The Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff has called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional body. They said the return of these countries to the regional body was crucial to defeating terrorism and other crimes in the West African sub-region and the entire […]
UN food programme targets Nigeria, others
The United Nations World Food Programme has launched a new initiative to provide life-saving food and nutrition assistance to eight countries in West and Central Africa, aiming to support 7.3 million people during the current lean season. The program will target Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Nigeria, with the […]
Burkina Faso Military Extends Rule For Five Years
Burkina Faso’s military regime, in power since a 2022 coup, will extend its rule for five years under an accord adopted during national consultations on Saturday, the talks’ chairman said. “The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,” Colonel Moussa Diallo, chairman of the organising committee of the national […]
ECOWAS kicks as Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso moves to quit
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) says it is yet to receive a formal notification from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso about their intention to quit the regional bloc. It was reacting after the military juntas from the three Member-States withdrew from ECOWAS with immediate effect. The three countries, […]