Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...

Neighbors shut borders with the country, cut off more than 70% of ... The bloc has also said that trade would continue as ...

The Economic Community of West African States has announced that despite the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the bloc on Wednesday (today), citizens and businesses from these ...

An Interpol co-ordinated border security operation in West Africa saw 45 arrests and the seizure of drugs, counterfeit ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The number of active military personnel varies across Africa, with some countries maintaining a small force due to economic ...

The recent withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, has become the first recipient of the new Alliance of Sahel ...

Startbutton is launching in seven Francophone African countries The Norrsken-backed startup helps businesses expand without physical offices The countries include Benin, Togo, Senegal, Mali, Guinea ...

BAMAKO, Mali — West Africa’s regional bloc ... The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the bloc — now left with 12 member countries — was the culmination of a yearlong period ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands. Large herbivores like elephant, giraffe and hippopotamus, and predators ...

Neighbors shut borders with the country, cut off more than ... Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are still members of the West African Economic and Monetary Union — meaning trade and free movement ...