|Published 11:50 AM ET, Tuesday April 22, 2025| ​On April 21, 2025, Burkina Faso’s military junta announced that it had thwarted a significant coup attempt aimed at destabilizing the country. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana detailed that intelligence services uncovered a plot orchestrated by individuals operating from Ivory Coast. The plan ...

|Published 1:45 PM ET, Thursday April 03, 2025| ​On April 3, 2025, the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to enhance military and security cooperation between their nations and Russia. This meeting marks the inaugural session of the Alliance ...

|Published 2:50 PM ET, Sunday March 23, 2025| ​The government of Burkina Faso has condemned the dissemination of misleading videos on social media that allegedly depict ethnic massacres within the country. These videos show civilians being escorted by armed individuals, with some footage revealing lifeless bodies, purportedly from a massacre ...

|Published 11:15 AM ET, Monday March 3, 2025| In a significant move to embrace cultural identity and reduce colonial influences, Burkina Faso’s legal professionals have transitioned from traditional European-style court attire to indigenous African clothing. This change, implemented in late 2024, reflects the country’s commitment to promoting its heritage and ...

The holstered pistol could clearly be seen as Capt Ibrahim Traore (L) greeted Ghana’s new president, John Mahama (R) Published 7:40 PM ET, Thursday January 9, 2025 Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore, sparked concern when he attended Tuesday’s inauguration of Ghana’s President John Mahama with a holstered pistol ...

Heads of state of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali at the First Summit of the Alliance of Sahel States Published 11:55 AM ET, Friday November 22, 2024 Niamey: Ahead of the “Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel” in Niamey, iNewsAfrica shares stories of Niger’s tenacity and resistance, ...

Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore addresses the UNGA79 Session. SPONSORED September 01, 2024 | 07:30 PM ET | As Burkina Faso fights a terrorist group in the north-east, Foreign Minister Traore said at the UN General Assembly that nearly 70% of the territory was now under control ...