But unlike others displaced in the region, they are seen as a challenge to Burkina Faso's military junta that took ... they came to the market and killed several men, including her husband.
In late December, Burkina Faso passed a law granting amnesty to soldiers accused of a failed 2015 military coup, against then-president Michel Kafando. The country’s current military dictator ...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...
The nation’s security apparatus was heavily criticised by a section of the public for allowing Burkina Faso's military Head of ... exchanging pleasantries, the men sat down and could be seen ...
This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to ...
The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on ...
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...
prompting ECOWAS to demand his reinstatement and threaten military intervention. In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to ...
The three countries will put their own common passport into circulation on Wednesday and have announced a unified army of 5,000 men.