Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre in western Burkina Faso that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said late on Friday.

ECOWAS has been able to block West African nations from going to war with each other. Legit.ng throws light on how the ...

The National Counter Terrorism Centre, under the Office of the National Security Adviser, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Alliance of Sahel States – Burkina Faso, ...

Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have formed an alternative ... During the 1980s and nearing the end of the cold war, Sankara came to power as ideological division split the Burkinabe armed forces.

Following the military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger in 2020, 2022, and 2023 respectively, the three countries have changed how they engage with the West. Among other things, the three ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been under military rule following military coups. Though each coup had its own characteristics and specific triggers, their causes in structural terms were very ...

The delegation, led by Hon. Aliyu Gebi, was in Nigeria to learn from Nigeria’s approach to tackling the menace of terrorism ...

In a media briefing following a closed-door meeting with Burkina Faso's military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, he emphasised that the core issue behind the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso ...