The Government of Togo announced on Thursday, January 20, the extradition to Burkina Faso of the former Burkinabe President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who led the country between January and September 2022. The former Head of State was extradited on charges of embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, corruption, incitement to commit crimes, money laundering, and […]

Burkina Faso has waived visa fees for all African citizens, a move officials say strengthens Pan-African ties and promotes regional trade and tourism.

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has abruptly halted the Target Malaria initiative, a genetically modified mosquito project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The decision, announced Friday by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, orders the immediate cessation of all project activities and the sealing of its facilities. Target Malaria, a research […]

Burkina Faso’s junta expelled UN humanitarian coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak, rejecting her report on alleged child rights violations by national forces. The UN said the decision had no legal basis.

Following a foiled coup attempt on April 21, mass protests erupted across Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Liberia, with demonstrators denouncing imperialist destabilization and reaffirming support for Burkinabé leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Burkina Faso’s government condemned the attempted coup, calling it an effort to “sow total chaos” and derail the country’s sovereign path under Traoré’s leadership. […]

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with his Burkinabé counterpart, Ibrahim Traoré, to enhance South-South cooperation, continuing diplomatic efforts first established under Comandante Hugo Chávez. For the past two decades, Venezuela and Burkina Faso have engaged in strategic partnerships in energy, mining, and education, forging 27 bilateral agreements across sectors including politics, scientific collaboration, military cooperation, […]

The landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have endorsed an initiative by Morocco to give them access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The foreign ministers of the three military-ruled West African nations shared their countries positions during a meeting Monday with King Mohammed VI in Rabat, the […]

In a significant diplomatic shift, the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are visiting Moscow from April 3-4 to strengthen their strategic partnership with Russia. This marks the first AES-Russia consultations since the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) was established in 2024. The visit highlights a growing pivot away from former colonial power […]

A jihadist attack last Friday on a military camp in Diapaga, eastern Burkina Faso, claimed the lives of over 50 people, including soldiers and Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), according to police and medical sources. This incident highlights the ongoing violence plaguing the country since 2015, linked to extremist groups such as […]

A joint military force of 5,000 soldiers from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon be deployed in the central Sahel region, aiming to address the escalating violence caused by extremist groups. Related:Russia: Lavrov Acusses Ukraine for SUpport Terrorist in Sahel Niger’s Minister of Defense, General Salifou Mody, emphasized that the initiative marks a shift […]