Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy BBC People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler The Guardian Burkina Faso military leader Traore says ‘forget democracy’ Al Jazeera Today in Africa — April 3, 2026: Captain Ibrahim Traoré Rejects Democracy as Burkina Faso Delays Elections, Netflix Drops Winnie Mandela Doc Trailer okayafrica.com Forget … Read more
A truck carrying Ghanaian tomato traders was involved in a terrorist attack in Titao A truck carrying Ghanaian tomato traders was involved in a terrorist attack in Titao, Burkina Faso, on Saturday, February 14, 2026, the Ministry of the Interior has confirmed. In a statement released on February 15, 2026, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak described … Read more
Burkina Faso junta announces ban on all political parties BBC Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties Reuters Why has Burkina Faso banned political parties, and what’s next? Al Jazeera Burkina Faso junta dissolves all political parties dw.com Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves all of country’s political parties, saying they cause divisions AP News Source link
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet into Burkinabè airspace, an incident that led to the detention of 11 Nigerian servicemen. Tuggar’s spokesperson told the BBC that the detained personnel had been released and were due to return to Nigeria, without saying … Read more
The three West African countries say they are leaving the International Criminal Court to seek ‘sovereignty’. Published On 23 Sep 202523 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, three nations in West Africa run by military governments after coups in recent years, have announced their exit … Read more
Burkina Faso has started an agricultural development strategy to achieve food sovereignty by 2025. Between climate change, rising prices and security threats, Burkina Faso has an urgent need to develop sustainable food sovereignty. In response to this challenge, the Burkinabe government has launched an “agriculture offensive”, which aims to reduce the food imports that put … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will have a six-month grace period following their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for January 29, a year after the countries announced … Read more
The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority. Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to the text of an … Read more
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they would be leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “without delay”, citing the injustice of sanctions ECOWAS levied on each country following takeovers by military juntas. Issued on: 28/01/2024 – 14:37Modified: 28/01/2024 – 14:52 1 min The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger … Read more