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Tag: Burkina Faso
Morocco, Burkina Faso sign military cooperation agreement
Morocco and Burkina Faso have signed a military cooperation agreement, covering training and drills, technical support and exchange of expertise, military health, and other areas ... Read More
Germany’s top diplomat visits West Africa to mend ties amidst Sahel instability
Germany's top diplomat has talked up the prospect of closer political ties with Senegal and the Ivory Coast, two of the last democracies in a ... Read More
Military-ruled Sahel states create confederation, rule out return to ECOWAS
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced the creation of a confederation that will bring the three nations under one institutional umbrella, in a decision that ... Read More
Junta-led Sahel trio to hold first joint summit, likely to launch confederal union
The junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are set to hold their first ever joint summit of the so-called 'Alliance of Sahel States' (AES) ... Read More
Burkina Faso reiterates support for Morocco’s Atlantic access initiative
Burkina Faso reaffirmed its full support for the initiative launched by King Mohammed VI aiming to help landlocked Sahel states access the Atlantic Ocean and ... Read More
Africa’s grim ranking: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC world’s most neglected crises
Three African countries — Burkina Faso, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — top a list of the world's most neglected crises for ... Read More
Russian FM kicks off three-country ‘charm-offensive’ tour of Africa in junta-led Guinea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has kicked off his three-country African tour in junta-led Guinea, part of a fresh push to bolster support for Moscow ... Read More
Senegal seeks strong ties with military-ruled Mali, Burkina Faso
Newly elected Senegalese president Bassirou Faye started a regional visit with Mali and Burkina Faso in a bid to strengthen ties with neighbors that quit ... Read More
UNHCR and UNICEF warn of Sahel crisis becoming ‘problem for the world’
"If we don't act now," the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in the Sahel will "become a problem for the world," a senior UNHCR official ... Read More
Burkina Faso army extends rule by 5 years
The military rulers of Burkina Faso extended their stay in power for five more years, state-owned broadcaster said. Current leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré will be ... Read More