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Tag: Burkina Faso
West African Sahel sees soaring drug seizures, as UN calls for dismantling trafficking networks
Drug trafficking in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger continues to undermine security and economic development in the West African Sahel region, according to ... Read More
Burkina Faso: ruling junta expels three French diplomats accused of ‘subversive activities’
Burkina Faso has declared three French diplomats as "persona non grata", accusing them of being involved in "subversive activities", and ordered them to leave the ... Read More
ECOWAS risks losing US$1bn in investments due to withdrawal of its three coup-hit members
Trade between Nigeria and neighboring Niger has bounced back since the West African bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions on the latter coup-hit country, just as the ... Read More
Burkina Faso extends emergency measures for another year to fight terror
Burkina Faso announced an extension of the emergency measures for another year as the war against terrorist groups seems yet to be won. The measures ... Read More
Geopolitics of Sahel coups: doubts linger about ECOWAS’ quest for reconciliation
Despite the recent decision by the ECOWAS to lift its sanctions imposed on Niger, the stalemate between the regional bloc and the three coup-hit Sahelian ... Read More
Insecurity ditches Burkina Faso’s gold output
Gold production in Burkina Faso dropped significantly due to a surge in Jihadist activity in a country where military rulers have been in power since ... Read More
France to keep its troops in Chad amid apparent pre-election crackdown on opposition
France has said it will keep its 1,000 troops in junta-run Chad amid waning French influence after it was ousted from several African countries over ... Read More
Three Sahel countries to create joint anti-jihadist force amid growing insecurity
Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have agreed to create a joint force to battle security threats, most notably long-running jihadist rebellions, across their territories. ... Read More
Germany willing to talk with Sahel’s new juntas in bid to confront extremism in strife-torn region
Germany, which currently chairs the Sahel Alliance, a key development body in the conflict-torn region, makes efforts to boost trust in state structures in countries ... Read More
Burkina Faso says 170 killed in Jihadist attack on village
Burkina Faso judicial authorities said an attack on a village in Yatenga province left 170 people, including women and children, dead as the country reels ... Read More