Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
In Burkina Faso, an official score of 85.38% administrative performance for 2025 is being held up as proof that the state delivers. For the family queueing for a birth certificate that never comes, the small […]
The decree that General Abdourahamane Tiani signed on 15 September 2026 changes far more than the nameplates on ministerial doors. Presented without conviction as a routine “technical reorganisation”, Niger’s first major cabinet reshuffle is already […]
The promise of “sovereignty” once carried hope, but in the hands of a cornered military regime, it now echoes like a death knell. By introducing sweeping new regulations for online press and foreign media outlets, […]
A failed mutiny at Niamey’s Air Base 101 in late August left a devastating toll—claiming the lives of at least 13 members of the Presidential Guard and injuring several others during intense clashes involving heavy […]
A deadly helicopter raid by the Algerian military has left at least 48 civilian gold miners dead in a remote desert area along the Niger-Algeria frontier. The attack, carried out by a Mi-171 gunship, has […]
A contested legacy in Ouagadougou In Burkina Faso, the figure of Thomas Sankara has long ceased to be a mere historical reference. It now occupies a central place in the political narrative of the transitional […]
On the morning of Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the banks of the Niger River on the outskirts of Gao became the scene of a bloody assault attributed to Russian mercenaries of Africa Corps. By summarily […]
Gabon now has a clearer picture of its public debt. Following an audit commissioned by the state and finalised as of 31 December 2025, the consolidated stock has been set at 9,524.643 billion CFA francs, […]
Digitalisation du foncier au Gabon : le Ministre de l’Économie rejoint le protocole avec SNEDAI GROUPE par · 15 septembre 2026 éorte sur la mise en place d’un système foncier et cadastral entièrement informatisé, sécurisé […]
A steep and sudden decline in Niger’s uranium production The management of the Société des mines de l’Aïr (SOMAÏR), once presented as the ultimate proof of reclaimed sovereignty, has turned into an industrial shipwreck. According […]
More than eighteen months after the July 26, 2023 coup, the patriotic facade projected by Niger’s military junta is cracking in ways that are impossible to conceal. Behind the sovereignist rhetoric and the carefully staged […]
A paradox of sovereignty: the AES and its 7,727 billion CFA franc debt When the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and […]