The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Data gathered by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project show that militia attacks on civilians ... As much as 80% of Burkina Faso's territory is controlled by extremist groups and ...

Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, JNIM, have launched a coordinated and deadly assault ...

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...

The Nigerien military junta recently accused Nigeria of collaborating with France to destabilise his rule by supporting the ...

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The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Their loved ones were slaughtered ... including mass recruitment of civilians for poorly trained militia units, has exacerbated tensions between ethnic groups.

Data gathered by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project show that militia attacks on civilians ... As much as 80% of Burkina Faso’s territory is controlled by extremist groups ...