Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader hosts envoy of the AU's chair Angolan President João Lourenço

Tete issued a message from the current chair of the AU, Angolan President João Lourenço, during his visit on the 17tth June, 2025. The goal of António's visit is to strengthen continental unity with Burkina Faso in the face of growing Sahelian security …

Regional Development: ECOWAS to maintain status quo with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso pending new agreement

Despite ECOWAS fallout, Nigeria moves to reunite with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso

This gesture, announced by Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, signals Abuja’s continued push for regional cooperation within the ECOWAS framework, despite ongoing political rifts. Tuggar …

Nigeria Invites Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To West African Economic Summit Despite Exiting ECOWAS

Despite exiting membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit. While announcing the development during a press briefing …

Tuggar: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali’s Departure from ECOWAS Has Not Affected Regional Trade, Bilateral Relations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the exit of Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not affected trade …

Despite ECOWAS exit, Nigeria invites Burkina Faso, Niger to summit

Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit, despite their recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, …

Tanzania and Burkina Faso Lead Africa’s Push for Gold Sovereignty

Tanzania is intensifying efforts to reclaim control over its gold reserves by mandating that large-scale mining companies process and trade at least 20% of their production domestically. This bold move positions the East African nation among a growing …

Kere Architecture creates louvred mausoleum for encounter and recreation in Burkina Faso

Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, has inaugurated a mausoleum to honor Thomas Sankara, a pan-Africanist revolutionary and former president of Burkina Faso, along with twelve of his aides. Berlin-based architecture …

Jihadist kill 9 at Niger, Burkina Faso border town

Suspected jihadists have killed nine travellers, including a teacher, in an attack in southwestern Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, local sources said Sunday. “A terrorist attack targeted passenger vehicles on Friday, June 13, killing nine …

ECOWAS Plans Life Without Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali

The Economic Community of West African States on Sunday announced plans to organise a summit: “the Future of the Community,” to strategise on life without exited member states- Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger Republic. The three francophone countries who …