Ayeni OlusegunDOHAWith the growing influence of non-state actors (NSAs) in the fragile security landscape of Africa’s Sahel region, Moussa Faki Mahamat, former chairperson of the African Union ...

Last week’s agreement between Togo and Burkina Faso to end roaming charges for incoming calls comes into effect at the end of this month. But is it really part of a growing wave of roaming initiatives ...

"The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali" is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity ...

UN EXPERTS experts have urged the Malian government to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced disappearances by the army and Russian mercenaries, following the discovery of ...

Malian political parties, fearing their possible dissolution by the ruling junta, are raising their voices despite a ...

The U.S. State Department advises against travel to 21 countries due to security risks like conflict and terrorism, even as ...

Mali's military leader, General Assimi Goïta, has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the ...

Kenya MP Killed in Suspected AssassinationKenyan opposition MP Charles Ong'ondo Were was shot dead in Nairobi by suspected hitmen. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) legislator was ambushed at ...

Thousands of people gathered in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to show their support for the country's military junta. The rally came just days after the junta announced that it had foiled ...

A national political forum in Mali has proposed making military leader Assimi Goïta the country’s president, with a five-year renewable term starting in 2025.

On April 21, the junta claimed to have undone a "major plot" planned in neighbouring Ivory Coast. Several top army officials ...