Independent English-language coverage of Burkina Faso's most pressing news and developments.
OL Lyon women face tough road to recovery after Champions League heartbreak As the team prepared for a crucial league match against Paris FC, members of Olympique Lyonnais’ women’s squad opened up about the lingering […]
Arsenal’s Road to the Champions League Final in Budapest Two decades after their dramatic encounter against Barcelona at the Stade de France, Arsenal have made a triumphant return to the Champions League final. The Gunners […]
In the streets of N’Djamena, a disturbing trend is unfolding. Amid the city’s bustling markets and quiet neighborhoods, a cry echoes through the alleyways: « Hadid kilo! »—the local name for scrap metal collectors who […]
The digital landscape, with its rapid dissemination of information and viral trends, has fundamentally reshaped public debate. While social media platforms serve as unprecedented forums for democratic expression, they also risk amplifying divisive rhetoric, thereby […]
The Mali security crisis deepens as power wavers but holds The situation in Mali has reached a critical juncture, where the nation’s fragile stability is being tested like never before. The recent surge in violence […]
The arrest of influential Sunni imam Mohamad Ishaq Kindo, president of the country’s Sunni Oulema Association, has sent shockwaves through Burkina Faso. The cleric was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 26, in Ouagadougou by […]
One of Paris Saint-Germain’s most emblematic defenders, Presnel Kimpembe, has opened up about the moment he realized his time at the club was drawing to a close. The turning point? The arrival of Ecuadorian defender […]
The Nigerien Minister of the Interior, General Mohamed Toumba, a prominent figure in the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) since the coup d’état of July 26, 2023, now faces serious allegations […]
The history of Mali’s central regions is marked by cycles of siege warfare. From the ancient wars of the Ségou state to the Hamdallahi caliphate in the 19th century, villages have repeatedly faced isolation, cut […]
Northern and central Mali no longer face sporadic armed attacks. For years, these regions have endured a relentless cycle of violence and civilian exhaustion. Recent offensives by the Group for the Support of Islam and […]
In a shocking incident in Obo, a town in southeastern Central African Republic, the residence of a local father, Thierry, was violently raided and looted by armed men believed to be Russian mercenaries. The attack […]
Compelling visual evidence has emerged documenting the use of cluster munitions during recent military operations in Mali. The imagery, captured and analyzed by independent investigators, shows remnants of Soviet-era submunition devices scattered across targeted zones, […]