Holders Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations and now face Egypt in quarterfinals.
Sahel countries launch a joint battalion to fight armed groups as they boost ties with Russia amid rising insecurity.
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US.
Leaders from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are hoping to find a way to repel advancing fighters linked to al-Qaeda.
Nigeria’s president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a coup attempt by mutinous soldiers.
ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar, Senegal focuses on how culture fosters resilience amid political crises in West Africa.
Officials said the suspension related to broadcasts about an ongoing fuel blockade that has caused major shortages.
South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Burkina Faso removed from Financial Action Task Force’s financial crimes list.
Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Dutch humanitarian organisation INSO rejected the allegations and called for the release of its eight staff members.
General Goita has secured a five-year term as president for himself, and elections are postponed indefinitely in Mali.
