Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government hopes will feed the country's nascent textile ...

During the call, the two officials discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields of mutual interest.Minister Abdel Aati expressed his condolences for the victims of the brutal ...

The passport, set to be available from January 29, is part of their new alliance, the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

A Catholic charity has made it possible for a diocese in Burkina Faso to provide six months' basic food supply to impoverished IDPs (internally displaced persons). Bishop Joseph Sama of Nouna has ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is “insulting all Africans," Burkina Faso President Capt. Ibrahim Traore has said, urging African nations to end military pacts with Paris. "(Macron) has ...

While Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have become the headquarters of the jihadist groups in the Sahel, the direction of attacks is heading fast to the northern fringes of Togo, Benin and Ghana.

Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...

The holstered pistol could clearly be seen as Capt Ibrahim Traore (L) greeted Ghana's new President John Mahama (R) Burkina Faso's military leader Capt Ibrahim Traore attracted attention when he ...

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso has received over 100 infantry vehicles from China's NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) as part of an initiative to strengthen its military ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday in Abuja officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The decision, taken by the ...