Tag: Burkina Faso
ECOWAS approves Jan 2025 for Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger’s withdrawal
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has approved January 29, 2025, to July 29, 2025, as a transitional period for Burkina...
Tinubu: We’ll handle return of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso with diplomacy
President Bola Tinubu says the interest and welfare of the citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic remain priority for ECOWAS leaders, assuring...
ECOWAS: Why we lifted sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has disclosed the reasons for suspending the economic and travel sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali, and...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted economic and travel sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
ECOWAS announced this at...
Tinubu begs Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali: Don’t leave ECOWAS
President Bola Tinubu has urged the military leaderships of Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso to reconsider their decision to withdraw from the Economic...
Coup: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso quit ECOWAS after 49 years
Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, declared they are immediately leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
Military foils coup in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s military junta, on Wednesday, said a coup attempt had been thwarted the previous day by security and intelligence services, without providing specifics...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger move against ECOWAS military threat
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic have met to discuss a joint defence strategy in response to the announcement by the West African regional...
Attackers in army uniforms kill 60 in Burkina Faso
No fewer than 60 people were killed by attackers wearing military uniforms in Burkina Faso, a prosecutor said on Sunday, April 23.
"About 60 people...
Captain Traore appointed as Burkina Faso President after coup
Captain Ibrahim Traore was on Wednesday appointed as President of Burkina Faso after the West African country's second coup in less than nine months.
Burkina...
