An Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Guinea and Senegal has led to the arrest of 200 people and seized chemicals, explosives, drugs and pain relief medication used by illegal miners.

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

ECOWAS has officially approved the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic from the group but allowed visa-entry to these countries.

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino kept the country guessing his next political moves after he announced that he is presently visiting Burkina Faso under the invite of the country’s government.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year of diplomatic tension.

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried to avert its unprecedented disintegration.

Cte dIvoire announced that French troops would be withdrawing from the country and the military base of Port-Bout would be handed over to Cte dIvoires army. The announcement is part of a seismic shift

Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, JNIM, have launched a coordinated and deadly assault on a town in southern Burkina Faso. The attack occurred on January 23, 2025.

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned the headwear.

Caleb Amisi and Babu Owino held a consultative meeting with Karamoko Jean Marie Traore, Minister for Foreign Affairs for Burkina Faso at Ouagadougou.

A s the competition for electric vehicles (EVs) heats up in Africa, Burkina Faso has debuted its first 100% indigenous EV. The EV brand (ITAOUA) can go 330 kilometres after only 30 minutes of charging, according to the car manufacturer.