Burkina Faso

Sahel Shake-Up: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Exit ECOWAS, Cite Threat to Member States

  Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS,…

10 months ago

US Blinken warns on Russia’s Wagner taking advantage in Niger

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned against Russia’s Wagner mercenaries taking advantage of instability in coup-hit Niger, whose…

1 year ago

Burkina Faso, Mali warn ECOWAS, drum support for Niger Junta

Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war against Burkina…

1 year ago

Mali, 7 other African nations barred from hosting world cup ties

Mali, ranked 10th in Africa, are among eight countries that have been barred from hosting 2022 World Cup qualifiers next…

3 years ago

West African nations break off French colonization, name common currency

Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA…

5 years ago

Terrorist Attacks in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso

The United States condemns in the strongest terms last week’s terror attacks in Niger, as well as recent attacks in…

5 years ago

Aliko Dangote Foundation pledges US$100 million to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria

The recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017,  held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and businesses…

7 years ago

Ghanaian authorities receives over 500 Togolese asylum-seekers

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with the authorities in Ghana to support over 500 recently arrived Togolese asylum-seekers,…

7 years ago

VoxAfrica TV Announces Launch of 2nd Season The Voice Afrique.

AFTER an exceptional first season, that saw more than 10 million people in Cameroon and 9 million viewers in Ivory…

7 years ago