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Burkina Faso Accuses Former Transitional President Damiba of Leading Foiled Coup Attempt Against Ibrahim Traoré

January 7, 2026 Omajemite Don

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 Traoré.…

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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Will Not Return to ECOWAS – Military Leader

July 6, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

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…

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Tragic Assault: Gunmen Inflict Grief with Mosque, Church Killing Spree in Burkina Faso

February 26, 2024 Gideon Ese

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…

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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Military Juntas Announce Exit From ECOWAS

January 28, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

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…

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Five countries absent as ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meet in Abuja

August 2, 2023 Omajemite Don

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…

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Capt Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso head of state (Left), with his Malian counterpart, Assim Goita

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Tension Rises as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea Back Niger Coup Leaders, Issue Strong Warning to ECOWAS

August 1, 2023 Omajemite Don

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…

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