Burkina Faso: The Machiavellian Threat to African Leaders. Captain Ibrahim Traore took power in Burkina Faso on 30th ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Standing as one of many relics of the slave trade visible in the Upper West Region is the Gbollu Defence Wall, built as a defence wall to protect the community then marked by violent raids led by ...

Anton Kobyakov believes that cooperation within the framework of business events will boost relations between Moscow and the ...

CEOs of gold mining companies have noted that Mali's new mining code will require adjustments to encourage gold companies to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali ...

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the ...

Discover the dire situation in Burkina Faso, where 60% of the nation is controlled by Islamist rebels. This underreported ...

The common visa policy is part of the Confederation project announced in 2024, designed to boost cooperation and integration among AES member states. Experts from the Sahel Alliance (AES), which ...

Burkina Faso produced about 67 tonnes of gold in 2021. Since then, production has steadily declined due to security challenges. Despite new projects, the future of the gold sector remains uncertain.

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are now united in a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Their military rulers accuse ECOWAS of having imposed “inhuman, illegal and illegitimate ...