Burkina Faso saw fewer attacks in 2024, but they were far deadlier, killing more than 1,500 people. • Nearly half of the attacks were carried out by the jihadist group JNIM; ISIS was nearly absent. • ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to inform the report on older persons in armed conflict and ...

As the Sahel edges deeper into crisis and global alliances shift, Israel is quietly expanding its focus on West Africa. In ...

Nation have become first African side to secure their ticket to global showpiece, which will take place in Qatar from 3-20 November.

Following his emergence in 2022 as the head of the military junta in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore and his government have ...

Burkina Faso’s National Hydrocarbons Company (SONABHY) to enhance its fuel security by tapping into the extensive petroleum supply chain ...

JOURNALISTS are under siege in Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In Burkina Faso, the whereabouts of three journalists are unknown. Two journalists are missing and in Zimbabwe, a prominent ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Burkina Faso to urgently disclose the whereabouts of journalists Guézouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem, who were arrested on ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025 for reporting on the government crackdown on the ...

BOST deepens ties with SONABHY to enhance cross-border petroleum trade and strengthen sub-regional energy security. The ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country’s highest military rank and signed a decree ...