Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali's military leader Colonel Assimi Goita said on Sunday (15), as the junta-led states seek to solidify their alliance after breaking away from regional bloc ECOWAS. According to an AFP publication, the three nations of...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, countries ruled by military juntas that are not internationally recognized, have decided to withdraw their countries, with immediate effect, from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a joint statement, quoted by Correio da Manhã, the governments of the three countries justify their withdrawal from the sub-regional organization following the sanctions imposed...
French bank Societe Generale announced on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its retail operations in Burkina Faso and Mozambique to Vista Group, based in Guinea. "In accordance with the commitments made, Vista Group will take over all the activities operated by these subsidiaries, as well as all Societe Generale's customer portfolios...
Burkina Faso's transitional government, set up after the military seized power in September 2022, denounced a coup attempt that took place on Tuesday in the country. "The transitional government reports that a proven coup attempt was thwarted on September 26, 2023 by the services of...
Air France today indefinitely suspended its flights to Niger and, temporarily, to Mali and Burkina Faso, due to the "geopolitical situation in the Sahel region". "Until further notice" flights to Niamey, the capital of Niger, where the military junta in power since the coup d'état two...
Burkina Faso kicked off the 27th edition of the Ouagadougou Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) on Saturday (16) amid the challenges of Covid-19 and a backdrop of Islamic terrorism in the West African Sahel region. The ceremony, marked by bright colors, paid tribute to the country's military and the former president and...