Ecowas Court President Tasks Parliament On Returning Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger to Bloc
Premium Times
Mr Asante said he was aware that the parliament had been engaging high-level officials of those states through its members to ensure their return to ECOWAS. Read more »
Conflict in Burkina Faso Jeopardizing Education
HRW
Burkina Faso experienced an upsurge in attacks on students, teachers and schools in 2022 and 2023, according to a report released today by the Global Coalition to Protect Education… Read more »
Launch of Two World Bank Economic Reports [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank today launched (i) the Burkina Faso Economic Update and (ii) the Country Economic Memorandum (CEM). Read more »
MFWA Demands Release of Abducted Journalist
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) expresses deep outrage over the abduction of journalist Atiana Serge Oulon on June 24, 2024, in Ouagadougou. Mr. Oulon, the… Read more »
Burkina Faso's Media Regulator Clamps Down Heavily On Critical Media
MFWA
Burkina Faso's media regulator has descended heavily on several media outlets, with two media organisations suspended in less than 24 hours. Read more »
Burkina Faso Junta Again Suspends TV News Broadcasts
HRW
The decision by Burkina Faso's media regulatory body to suspend broadcasts of the French news network TV5 is the latest attempt to crack down on independent media and access to… Read more »
Burkina Faso Suspends Yet Another French Media
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned with the suspension of French news channel TV5 Monde-Afrique by the Burkinabe authorities and calls for dialogue to… Read more »
Sahara - Burkina Faso Reaffirms Support for Autonomy Plan, 'Best Solution'
MAP
Burkina Faso reiterated, in New York, its support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative, "the best solution" to the regional dispute around the Sahara. Read more »
International Aid Groups 'Utterly Failing' Conflict Victims in Burkina Faso - Egeland [interview]
The New Humanitarian
'The aid has gone down while needs have grown.' Read more »
Once Again, Burkina Faso Is the World's Most Neglected Crisis
Norwegian Refugee Council
For the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The normalisation… Read more »
Burkina Faso World's Worst Forgotten Crisis - Report
DW
The Norwegian Refugee Council has said ongoing conflicts and a chronic lack of funding have led to the neglect of millions of displaced people. It has compiled a grim ranking of… Read more »