Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
Can Mali’s double-edged strategy of war and dialogue against jihadists truly work? News. In a televised address on Monday evening, Mali’s transitional president, General Assimi Goïta, made a bold pledge: to intensify the fight against […]
What price is Mali truly paying for its security partnership with Russia? As the national budget groans under the combined weight of international sanctions and a stuttering economy, the cost of Russian paramilitary forces—first the […]
What happened on the Diabali-Niono road? On 20 September 2026, a joint patrol of Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) soldiers and Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries was ambushed on a dusty track between Diabali and Niono. The […]
When United Russia walked away with 355 of the 450 seats in the State Duma, the headline number looked like an overwhelming mandate. Yet one question refuses to go away: could Russian voters actually pick […]
Ukraine’s large-scale drone assault on the Moscow region in September has forced a difficult question to the surface: can Russia still shield its own territory from a war it chose to launch? The attack targeted […]
The newly appointed board of Benin’s Health Sector Regulatory Authority (ARS) was formally sworn in on Friday, 18 September 2026, at the Palais de la Marina in Cotonou. President Romuald Wadagni presided over the ceremony, […]
Can the M23’s mining empire survive this damning human rights report? Amnesty International has leveled grave accusations against the M23 armed group, alleging a pattern of severe human rights abuses targeting artisanal miners in the […]
Société Nigeria farmer-herder violence: can North West Cameroon absorb another 600 refugees? More than 600 Nigerians have crossed into Cameroon to escape renewed farmer-herder clashes, raising a difficult question for local authorities: how much more […]
A widening gap between rhetoric and reality A troubling distance has opened between the martial language emanating from Bamako and the situation on the ground. For months, Malian forces have sustained heavy losses against the […]
Paris Saint-Germain edges Marseille 2-1 in a tense Classique, leaving OM with a fifth straight defeat Paris Saint-Germain secured a 2-1 victory over Olympique de Marseille at the Vélodrome on Sunday, extending their winning run […]
Kylian Mbappé is now in his third season at Real Madrid, wearing the iconic number 10 shirt for the second year running. But his dream move to the Spanish capital could have happened nine years […]
When soldiers of Niger’s special forces rose up in the darkness of late August, the men in power faced a stark dilemma: crush their own brothers in arms or watch their authority collapse. The choices […]