Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has formally accused its former transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, of orchestrating a foiled coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the current military-led government under Captain Ibrahim…
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso junta chiefs 'turn their backs' on West Africa bloc Ecowas. General Abdourahamane Tiani, the military leader of Niger Republic, declared that his nation will not rejoin the Economic Community of West African…
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Unholy Assault: Gunmen's Attack Shakes Burkina Faso, Scores Dead in Mosque-Church Tragedy Scores of worshippers have reportedly been killed in attacks at a mosque and a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso. Reports obtained by Ejes Gist…
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The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on Sunday, announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel nations disclosed this in a joint statement…
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ECOWAS Defence Staff Meet in Abuja to Address Niger's Political Crisis High-level military representatives from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened in Abuja today to discuss the escalating political crisis in…
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In a development that poses a potential wider threat to peace in the sub-region, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea have extended their support to the coup leaders in Niger, turning their backs on the Economic Community of West African States…
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