Burkina Faso News » Sahel News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Sign Sahel Security Pact
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, three West African Sahel nations ruled by military juntas, signed a security pact on Saturday promising to come to each other's aid in case of rebellion or external ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Sahel Displacement Reaches 3.8 Million as UN Calls for Investment in Lives and Futures
The Central Sahel is a region of consequence. We cannot be indifferent,” Salih said, pointing to the wider implications of insecurity, climate pressures and forced displacement.
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: ECOWAS, Sahel Bloc Agree To Negotiate Formal Cooperation Deal
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: Alliance Of Sahel States Launches Unified Force To Boost Counterterrorism Efforts
The Alliance of Sahel States’ new Unified Force (AES Unified Force) seeks to strengthen counterterrorism efforts in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — an embattled region where past coordinated efforts ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: Child begging in the Sahel reflects precarious circumstances of region facing multiple crises
In the major cities of Central Sahel countries, such as Niamey in Niger, Bamako in Mali, and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, an alarming phenomenon of child begging has become an everyday reality. Often ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: Scapegoating the Fulani Is Fueling the Sahel’s Cycle of Violence
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News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: ‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the spiralling conflict. In a report published on Friday, the United Nations children’s ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: UNHCR calls for urgent international support to advance solutions for Sahel’s forcibly displaced
GENEVA – About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries – around two-thirds more than five years ago – reflecting insecurity, limited access to ...
News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Social: Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program
Knowledge informs action with evidence, experience, and expertise. Through its regional convening role, SASPP supports peer-to-peer learning, aligns technical and financial partnerships, and amplifies ...