IMF approves Burkina Faso’s third ECF review, unlocking $32.8M; total aid nears $131M • Growth hit 5% in 2024, seen slowing to 4.2% in 2025; insecurity hurts mining • Program on track despite missed ...

Lil Win shared a snippet of one of the scenes of a movie he was working on that was based on the life of Ibrahim Traoré, ...

Firebrand South African politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has declared Burkina ...

ICC report reveals the Wagner Group's alleged human rights violations in Mali and Burkina Faso, highlighting acts of torture ...

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s exit from ECOWAS tests regional solidarity as they form a joint force and alliance of their own.

Ghanaian authorities have been ransacking dozens of informal mining sites, arresting hundreds of locals and foreigners who ...

Jihadist groups and militarised counter-terrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate ...

Jihadist groups and militarised counterterrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate disputes.

West Africa is Africa's primary cotton production hub. While Benin and Mali remain the undisputed leaders, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso are engaged in a tight competition to secure a lasting hold on ...

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner ...

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New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...