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Russia's top diplomat promises more military support for Burkina Faso as he tours West Africa
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoRussia's foreign minister on Wednesday pledged more support to Burkina Faso in fighting militant...
'We’ll kill you': Troops film boys' killings in Burkina Faso
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoIt was a walk 16-year-old Adama had done countless times, feeding the cows not far from his...
Ousted Burkina Faso leader leaves country for Togo
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoBurkina Faso's ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday two days after he himself was overthrown in a...
Hundreds join anti-France protest in Burkina Faso capital
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoHundreds demonstrated against France in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Friday, the latest...
EU countries to evacuate citizens from Niger as coup leaders get support from West African juntas
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 12 months agoThis comes as two other West African nations ruled by mutinous soldiers, Mali and Burkina Faso,...
Burkina Faso marks official end of French military operations on its soil
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said on Sunday, after a flag-lowering ...
Putin's Free Grain for Africa Comes With a Political Price
Bloomberg via Yahoo News UK· 5 months ago(Bloomberg) -- The black-and-red bulk carrier AT 27 arrived in Guinea on Africa’s west coast last...
Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoElections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred...
British Airways and Air France are adding up to 2 hours onto flight times to go around Niger after...
Business Insider via Yahoo News UK· 12 months agoNiger suddenly closed its airspace on Sunday and now European airlines are have to spend hours...
'Cut off their funding': US sanctions groups linked to Wagner in Africa and UAE
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThe United States has imposed sanctions on groups affiliated with the Wagner paramilitary group and...