The Street Journal1d
Why Ghana faces a growing jihadi threat
Ghana, which shares its northern border with Burkina Faso, is facing a growing insurgent threat. Analysts have warned Ghanaians risk being recruited by jihadis. For years, Burkina Faso has struggled ...
Why Ghana faces a growing jihadist threat
As Ghana struggles to monitor the porous northern border, impoverished communities are vulnerable to ...
newtelegraphng2d
Exit Of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger From Ecowas A Minor Hiccup –Tuggar
ShareMinister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, speaks in this interview monitored on Arise Television on the final exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African ...
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...
Power vacuum in west Africa’s Sahel: 3 ways China could fill the gap as west exits
China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.
UNHCR8d
Returning refugees find comfort in home amid destruction in southern Syria
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...
Mission Network News14d
Burkina Faso exits regional bloc to form new alliance
Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...
The Punch Newspapers16d
Minister warns of security, economic fallout of B’Faso, Mali, Niger’s exit
The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States is expected to have implications for regional security, economic growth, and integration ...
Global Cement17d
Displaying items by tag: Burkina Faso
Northern-Ireland based cement producer Cemcor said this week ... a deal to build a 900t/day clay calcination plant for Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF) in Burkina Faso, and Holcim Česko said it was going ...
The Cipher Brief17d
Jihadist Terrorism Threatens to Destabilize Burkina Faso and Its Neighbors
Ansaroul Islam, a jihadist group formed in 2016 in Burkina Faso and with close links to militants in Mali has carried out many of the attacks in and around northern Soum province in the Sahel region.
Africanews17d
Burkina Faso residents celebrate one year since exit from ECOWAS
Thousands of people gathered to celebrate one year since Burkina Faso's withdrawal from ECOWAS in Ouagadougou and across the country. The official launching of the Alliance of Sahel States was ...
Index-Journal18d
Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc, due to take effect ...