When Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in Burkina Faso in January of 2022, he promised to combat the growing insurgency that has plagued the nation for nearly a ...
Burkina Faso’s military junta appointed a new prime minister on Saturday following its dissolution of the national government. According to reports by the Associated Press, Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem ...
On Saturday, July 6th, military leaders from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso solidified a new era of cooperation by signing a confederation treaty to form an alliance during a summit ...
Burkina Faso's military leadership will continue to govern the nation for another five years, following a consensus reached during national discussions to push back the transition to democratic rule. The ...
On Sunday, January 28th, a significant development unfolded in West African geopolitics as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States ...
On Thursday, September 28th, Burkina Faso’s military rulers unveiled they had successfully foiled meticulously planned coup attempt that took place on Tuesday, September 26th. The participants of the coup, identified ...
On Saturday, September 16th, in a significant move to bolster regional security, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, three nations in the West African Sahel region, signed a mutual defense pact. ...
Thomas Sankara, the former revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, and 12 others were reburied on Thursday, February 23. Sankara, along with the other individuals, were reburied at the site where ...
