Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup. ...

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes ...

Burkina Faso Joins Chad, Senegal in Criticising Macron’s Comments on Africa | Firstpost Africa Burkina Faso has joined Chad ...

Ibrahim Traore hits back at French president saying that African leaders had ‘forgotten to say thank you" to Paris for ...

The law that could see 2015 coup plotters pardoned might set a dangerous precedent, while the current president has already ...

A group known as Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiative has commended the federal government over its diplomatic efforts in Niger ...

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain ...

Catholic bishops in Benin extended their condolences to the families of at least 28 soldiers who were killed by terrorists on ...

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated ...