Burkina Faso News » Sahel News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Launch Tafouk TV Channel to Push Their Own Narrative
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are stepping up their joint media push with Tafouk TV, a new television channel aimed at challenging Western coverage and promoting the three military-led Sahel states' ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: 170 killed in Burkina Faso massacre as French-Russian rivalry grows in Sahel
In a series of massacres over the past two weeks, more than 170 people were killed in Burkina Faso, a former French colony plunged into bloodshed by France’s 2013-2022 war in neighboring Mali. Victims ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: Sahel Gold Mines Fuel Terror Groups
Sahel terrorists are targeting gold mines and surrounding communities in search of revenue, recruits and weaponry such as explosives. In some cases, the terrorists have built bases nearby. Rather than ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: Xi’s peace principles offer little cover for China in Africa
On October 9, fighters from two jihadist groups clashed near Gonadaouri, in Burkina Faso’s Oudalan province, not far from the Malian border. One side ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: West African leaders’ summit opens as coup-hit countries form alliance
A West African leaders’ summit has opened a day after the military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forged a new alliance severing ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: Abuses by Sahel Security Forces Against Citizens in Burkina Faso Down
Once commonplace, abuses by state security forces against civilians in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have dropped sharply in the previous year, according to rights groups. Boubacar, whose name has been ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have a new defence alliance: an expert view of its chances of success
On 16 September 2023 in Bamako, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact. The agreement was signed against the backdrop of an ongoing political ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: How the Sahel junta is responding to climate change amid political isolation
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Torrential rains during the Sahel’s rainy season (July to September) caused widespread flooding, displacing millions and submerging tens of ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: The Red Zone: Inside Burkina Faso: Climate Innovation and Food Insecurity
In 2024, Burkina Faso is projected to face a humanitarian crisis affecting an estimated 6.3 million people due to protracted conflict and climate shocks. Armed terrorist groups affiliated with Jama'a ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Events: The Sahel-Transatlantic Dialogues
Insecurity and instability in the Sahel continue to have dire implications for civilians in the region, with no clear prospects for peace in sight. The root causes of conflict and instability are ...