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Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré Is Making Waves in West Africa. Who Is He?
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
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Vatican praises Burkina Faso for fight against terrorism
Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised authorities in Burkina Faso for their effort to regain control of the country, ...
The coup leader
As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...
The Punch Newspapers27d
Minister warns of security, economic fallout of B’Faso, Mali, Niger’s exit
The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States is expected to have implications for regional security, economic growth, and integration ...
Nigerian Tribune on MSN6h
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali’s ECOWAS exit increases burden on Nigerian military — CAS
Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from ECOWAS has placed more burden on the Nigerian military.Abubakar said this at the opening of the First ...
The militia commander
The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious ...
The Conversation6d
Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?
He completed secondary school in Bobo Dioulasso, then moved to the nation’s capital ... demanded the French withdraw its security presence from Burkina Faso altogether. Since the French ...