Burkina Faso's military junta claimed Monday to have foiled a "major plot in the making" aimed at "sowing total chaos", saying it believed the masterminds were in neighbouring Ivory Coast.

April 25 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on ...

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalize on record-high gold prices ...

Burkina Faso's military junta claimed Monday to have foiled a "major plot in the making" aimed at "sowing total chaos", saying it believed the masterminds were in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire.

At 36, Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the world’s youngest president – in stark contrast to Africa’s average leader age of 63. He took office in September 2022 after overthrowing Lieutenant ...

The Economic Community of West African States has begun moves to relocate its institutions and agencies from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso following the recent withdrawal of the three Sahelian ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened a two-day meeting in Accra, Ghana, beginning Tuesday, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the ...

The intention was to attack the presidential palace last week, he added. The aim of the plan was to "sow total chaos, and place the country under the supervision of an international organisation ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers has convened a meeting in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the ...

24 Jul 2024 / by Hassane Koné, Paulin Maurice Toupane, Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, Issaka K Souaré, Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné, Aissatou Kanté & Djiby Sow Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s request to withdraw ...

Burkina Faso’s military government says it foiled a “major plot” to overthrow Ibrahim Traoré, junta leader, last week. Speaking on Monday, Mahamadou Sana, security minister, alleged that ...