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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdraw from ECOWAS

January 28, 2024February 1, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). These countries’ military regimes announced withdrawal from the regional bloc on Sunday, January 28, in a joint statement read out on Niger national television. Leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement […]

Four officers detained after failed coup in Burkina Faso

September 28, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Burkina Faso said on Thursday that four officers had been detained, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. The four are suspected of involvement in a “conspiracy against state security”, military prosecutor Ahmed Ferdinand Sountoura said in a statement seen by AFP on Thursday. Two others are “on the […]

Mali and Burkina Faso vow to fight for Niger if ECOWAS declare war against her

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Mali and Burkina Faso, in a significant move, have jointly refused to enforce the “illegal, illegitimate, and inhuman” sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the people and authorities of Niger. Both countries, which are currently led by putschists, made their stance clear in a joint press release, emphasizing that […]

Golden Eaglets loses 1-2 to Burkina Faso, to miss 2023 World Cup

May 12, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Golden Eaglets’ hopes of qualifying for the 2023 U-17 World Cup and winning the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 16 years were dashed as a result of a 2-1 quarter-final defeat to fellow West Africans Burkina Faso on Thursday. Forward striker, Aboubacar Camara scored a brace from the penalty spot […]

34-year-old Burkina Faso’s junta chief becomes world’s youngest leader

October 6, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Just a week ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was an unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. But in the space of a weekend, he catapulted himself from army captain to the world’s youngest leader – an ascent that has stoked hopes but also fears for a poor and chronically troubled country. Traore, at the head […]

After coup, Burkina Faso junta leader flees to Togo

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Burkina Faso’s military junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba resigned from his position and fled to Togo on Sunday October 2, two days after army officers announced his ouster in a coup that sparked internal unrest and international condemnation. Damiba’s departure was confirmed by two diplomats who spoke to The Associated Press (AP) on condition […]

Burkina Faso Military Junta restores country’s constitution

February 1, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

In a statement read on television on Monday night, the Burkinabe military junta has announced the restoration of constitutional order, just one week after a coup ousted elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore. A spokesman of the military notified the population that the junta had approved a “fundamental act”. The 37-article document “lifts the suspension […]

Trial of alleged killers of Thomas Sankara begins in Burkina Faso

October 11, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso’s left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the poor Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence […]