Something seismic has just happened in Burkina Faso—and Africa, and the world, should be paying close attention. With the stroke of a decree approved by the...
The United States is signaling a nuanced shift in its approach to the Sahel as a senior State Department official prepares to engage Mali’s transitional authorities...
Mali’s government has publicly denied reports that it is preparing to launch a new shared currency with neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger, pushing back against speculation...
Former Burkina Faso president, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been extradited from Togo and handed over to Burkinabé authorities, a development with significant implications for...
From fuel price relief at the pumps to rising public debt, regional diplomacy, and major global legal and political developments, here are the key stories shaping...
The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have jointly launched a new regional investment bank capitalised at 500 billion CFA francs (about US$895 million)....
A potentially explosive diplomatic crisis is unfolding in West Africa after Burkina Faso grounded a Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft. Eleven personnel of the Nigerian...