Burkina Faso News » Sahel News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heads of state of Mali's Assimi Goita, Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore and Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani walk together ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: ECOWAS and Sahel states seek new trade rules after political split
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) have agreed to establish joint working groups to negotiate their future relationship, as the two ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: Why has Burkina Faso banned political parties, and what’s next?
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After several years of suspension, political parties in Burkina Faso have been formally dissolved by the military government, ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: 2 days after Burkina Faso voted to reinstate the death penalty, Mali broadens powers to revoke citizenship as Sahel leaders tighten state control
Mali has expanded the grounds on which the state can strip citizens of their nationality, two days after neighbouring Burkina Faso approved the restoration of the death penalty, highlighting a tougher ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: 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 » Politics: Congress returns to Burkina as US re-engages in post-coup Sahel
Third time’s the charm. After failing to enter post-coup Burkina Faso twice in previous years due to political instability and extremist violence, US lawmakers finally made their way to Ouagadougou ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: Burkina Faso’s parliament unanimously votes to reinstate the death penalty
The parliament in the junta-run nation of Burkina Faso has reinstated the death penalty for crimes including terrorism, espionage and treason. All 71 members of the Burkina Faso legislature voted ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: AFRICA/BURKINA FASO — A war within a war: the clash between JNIM and the Islamic State in the Sahel
A war within a war is being fought in the sands of the Sahara, in the tri-border area where Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso meet. Here, the two main jihadist groups operating in the region are facing ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: Mahama urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to accept international help against terrorism
President John Dramani Mahama has urged members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to accept international assistance in the fight ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: PREVIEW: Top Russian diplomat to meet with counterparts from Sahel Trio
Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop and Nigerien Foreign Minister Yaou Sangare MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/.
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: Political Consultations between Burkina Faso and The Republic 0f Turkey: Wide-Ranging Consultations to Strengthen Cooperation
At the Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), the Turkish development agency founded in 1992, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was received by Dr. Yahya Coskun, Vice ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Politics: Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...