Burkina Faso has imposed a three-month suspension on the US-funded Voice of America (VOA) after the broadcaster allegedly aired a controversial program. The country’s Superior Council of Communication claims the show undermined the morale of the Burkinabe and Malian Armed Forces. The broadcast, which aired Sept. 19, featured reporter Bagassi K...
In a bid to combat “disinformation,” the African continental Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is set to launch a new web television platform. This follows the closure of several French media outlets in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. This initiative aims to enhance the credibility of the AES, which was formed last September to tackle ...
The European Union has voiced grave concern over Burkina Faso’s worsening security crisis. The comments come following a deadly terrorist attack in Barsalogho over the weekend. Nearly 200 people died and three hundred were injured. Local media suspect the attack was carried out by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an ISIS affiliate...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Denmark will close its embassies in Burkina Faso and Mali, and open new missions in Senegal, Tunisia, and Rwanda as part of a new Africa strategy, the Foreign Ministry has said. “As a result of military coups that have severely limited the scope for action in the Sahel region, the embassies in […]
KAGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have petitioned the president of the UN Security Council to denounce the Ukrainian government’s “open and assumed support for international terrorism”, particularly in Africa’s Sahel region. The move follows recent comments by Ukrainian officials suggesting that Kyiv had played a role in...
Niamey, Niger — AFP Niger’s military junta gathered thousands of people in the capital Niamey on Friday to celebrate the first anniversary of its coup. Dressed in clothes bearing photos of regime members, the crowd chanted the name of junta chief Abdourahamane Tiani. “We’re celebrating, our dear country will gradually r...
Abuja, Nigeria — AFP The West African bloc ECOWAS has warned that the region may face “disintegration” after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway union. The three countries formed a “Confederation of Sahel States” at a meeting on the eve of the Economic Community of West African...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia plans to increase the number of military instructors in Burkina Faso, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking at a news conference following a meeting with his Burkinabe counterpart Jean-Marie Traore in the capital Ouagadougou, Lavrov named the “fight against terrorism” as the goal of bilateral ...
Dakar, Senegal – – AFP The deadly heatwave that hit Africa’s Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. The West African nations of Mali and Burkina Faso experienced an exceptional heatwave from April 1 until Apri...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to reconsider their decision to leave it. ECOWAS Commission President Omar Alieu Touray has said in a statement that the bloc needs to remain more unified than ever. “If there is a time for ECOWAS to stay […]
