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Military rulers in Burkina Faso dissolve all political parties
Burkina Faso’s ruling military authorities have formally wiped the political slate clean, dissolving all political parties and annulling the legal framework that governed them, according to a decree adopted by the government on Thursday. The decision deepens a clampdown on organised political activity that critics say has steadily narrowed civic space and sidelined opposition voices…
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Burkina Faso and Ghana’s Quiet Power Shift
Africa building for itself is no longer a slogan, it is a real strategy. While debt, unemployment,...
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Togo extradites former Burkina Faso leader Damiba over coup, corruption claims
Togolese officials have confirmed the handover of Burkina Faso’s former military ruler,...
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Why Ibrahim Traoré Is a Threat
Why Ibrahim Traoré is a threat now definesBurkina Faso’s political moment after...
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Attempt to kill Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traore foiled, junta reveals
The government of Burkina Faso has announced that a plot to kill military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has been thwarted. The orchestration had been hatched by Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba, the military officer...
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Ibrahim Traoré is 2025 Person of the Year
Ibrahim Traoré leadership in Burkina Faso has made the him one of Africa’s most closely watched figures in 2025. Since taking power, Traoré has reshaped Burkina Faso’s political...
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Mali, Burkina Faso hit back at U.S. with entry ban on Americans
Mali and Burkina Faso have announced reciprocal restrictions on U.S. citizens. They are saying Americans will no longer be allowed to enter their countries following a recent U.S. travel ban targeting...
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AES faces U.S. travel ban as Traoré leads the bloc through crisis
The AES and Ibrahim Traoré face their biggest test yet as the U.S. imposes a full travel ban on Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Starting January 1, nationals from all three countries cannot enter...
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Nigeria apologizes over Burkina Faso military flight that led to arrest of 11 servicemen
The Foreign Minister of Nigeria, Yusuf Tuggar, has formally apologized to Burkina Faso for the unauthorized entry of a Nigerian military jet into Burkinabè airspace, an incident that saw 11 Nigerian...
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Burkina Faso turns down Trump administration’s deportation deal
Burkina Faso’s government announced it has rejected a proposal from the Trump administration to receive deportees from the United States, including non-citizens expelled under a new U.S. removal...
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Burkina Faso arrests eight aid workers accused of spying for foreign powers
Burkina Faso’s military government has detained eight aid workers, accusing them of espionage and leaking sensitive military data to foreign governments. Authorities said the workers, all employed...
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Gunmen reportedly kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger
Gunmen on motorbikes have reportedly shot dead 22 people, who were attending a baptism ceremony in an attack on a village in western Niger. According to an AFP report, 15 people were killed at the ceremony...
