Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Govt Says It Foiled Another Coup to Oust Traore

The junta accused the former transitional President, Paul-Henri Damiba, of orchestrating the plot, according to the BBC. Read more »

Africa: Afcon 2025 Best XI - Standout Performers After First Round of Games

Across six host cities and nine stadiums, players have stepped up in crucial moments earning Men of the Match honours, shaping results and giving fans early markers of who could… Read more »

Africa: Afcon 2025 Day 4 Roundup - Zidane Watches Algeria Cruise As Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon Secure Vital Wins

In Casablanca, Burkina Faso produced the most dramatic moment of the day, scoring twice deep into stoppage time to overturn Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in Group E. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Tuggar and the Nigerian Air Force Eleven in Ouagadougou, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Whatever happens, it always comes back to diplomacy, as we have seen in this case. Diplomacy usually finds a way to win. Eventually. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Raise Concern About Nigerian Air Force Aircraft Grounded in Burkina Faso

The lawmakers mandated key committees to engage relevant ministries and security agencies to ensure a swift and transparent resolution amid accusations by the Alliance for Sahel… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force Clarifies Aircraft Landing in Burkina Faso, Says Crew Safe

"NAF crew is safe and has received cordial treatment from the host authorities." Read more »

Burkina Faso: Nigerian Air Force Clarifies Aircraft Landing in Burkina Faso, Says Crew Safe

"NAF crew is safe and have received cordial treatment from the host authorities." Read more »

Nigeria: AES Accuses Nigeria of Violating Airspace Over Military Aircraft Emergency Landing in Burkina Faso

According to the statement, the aircraft, identified as a C130 belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, touched down in Bobo Dioulasso, a major city in the south-west of the country,… Read more »

Mali: Mali, Mariam Cisse and the Risk of Implosion, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Will the JNIM take over Bamako? It does not seem likely! They appear to be pushing a strategy of regime implosion, as life becomes impossible for Malians. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels Top UN Official

The top UN official in Burkina Faso was declared "persona non grata." Read more »

Africa: Ibrahim Traoré - Has Africa Found a New Progressive Hero?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

I now know that Africa has been in search for a progressive hero since the passage of the great ones - Nkrumah, Lumumba, Nasser, Nyerere, Mandela, Sankara, etc. I know because of… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Meets in Ghana Over Exit of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the three junta-led countries made their official exit from ECOWAS earlier in the year. Read more »

Africa: Captain Ibrahim Traoré - the Soldier Selling Africa False Hope

Traoré's anti-democratic posture is not a blueprint for development -- it is a calculated strategy to entrench military rule under the guise of a populist revolution. Read more »

Burkina Faso/Nigeria: U-17 Afcon - Burkina Faso Make History With Quarterfinals, World Cup Qualification

Their hard-fought 2-1 victory over Egypt on Thursday night confirmed their status as one of the tournament's most formidable sides. Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Impose 0.5% Import Levy On Ecowas Countries

The levy, which took effect last Friday, applies to all goods from ECOWAS member states entering any of the three nations, except for humanitarian aid. Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Officially Exit Ecowas

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso first announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early 2024 Read more »