With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

Australia-listed West African Resources, which owns and operates the Sanbrado, Kiaka and Toega projects in Burkina Faso, has ...

One remark by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré deeply moved me:“Our generation can’t understand why we’re poor while ...

Member of Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Dr.  Zainab Gimba, has blamed the rising spate ...

UNODC Holds High-Level Side Event on Strengthening Forensic Capacity in the Fight Against Terrorism in West Africa ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré delivered a bold, unapologetic speech that directly challenged the International Monetary Fund’s grip on African economies. His message was clear: Burkina Faso will not bow to ...

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), which was set up to promote trade and good governance across ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...

The Sahel region in Africa is now the “epicenter of terrorism on the globe,” a four-star Marine Corps general warned Thursday ...