Burkina Faso

Anticipation for Paris Olympics Amid African Hopes and Challenges The Paris Olympics aren’t grabbing big headlines in the continental press just yet. Enthusiasm will likely balloon once African athletes pocket some medals. Nevertheless, the talk of the town circles around the Olympics on Seneplus. The Senegalese news portal buzzes with "adrenaline rush," stating, "excitement is mushrooming in Paris (...) as about a hundred world leaders will grace the opening ceremony by the Seine." “Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye…

Rise in Abductions Under Sahel Military Regimes In the Sahel region, where military juntas hold power, a disturbing trend is emerging: the mysterious disappearances of dissidents. Human rights activists, trade unionists, religious figures, journalists, and soldiers vanish without a trace, caught outside any semblance of legal processes. Take Lieutenant Colonel Yves Didier Bamouni from Burkina Faso, for instance. "He's been missing since July 13," notes Jeune Afrique. Armed, masked men reportedly apprehended him…

‘Unity dead and buried’: What next as key Sahel states ditch West Africa bloc? The Collapse of Unity: Key Sahel Nations Abandon West African Bloc Amid political upheaval and regional tensions, pivotal Sahel countries have severed ties with the West African economic community. The repercussions of this decision are multifaceted and far-reaching. “The concept of unity is essentially interred.” - Political Analyst The disintegration of cooperation within the bloc…

Alassane Bala Sakandé, former president of the National Assembly, and likewise president of the People's Movement for Progress, was arrested on Sunday, March 27, by the Ouagadougou gendarmerie, in keeping with get together officers. According to his attorneys,…

The heads of state of ECOWAS gathered in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, March 25, for a new extraordinary summit behind closed doors. They examined the situation in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, three countries that have been the scene of military coups. Sanctions…

On Friday, March 25, at the end of the speeches in the trial of the murder of Thomas Sankara and his men, the 12 defendants, including General Gilbert Diendéré, spoke one last time before the verdict is expected on April 6.…

In Burkina Faso, the last defense arguments began on Thursday in the trial of the murder of Thomas Sankara. The day was entirely dedicated to Gilbert Diendéré's lawyers, the powerful former head of the President's Security Regiment. The general is accused of…

A whole of 46 members of the National Political Bureau, together with Abdoulaye Mossé, a former deputy, and Ousmane Nacro, a former minister, have introduced their resignation from the previous presidential celebration MPP. Other departures are additionally…

This Wednesday, the defense continued its appeals in the trial against the murder of Thomas Sankara. The last before the judges' deliberations. All that is missing is the case of General Gilbert Diendéré, who is considered one of the main perpetrators of the…

In Burkina Faso, the first meeting of the Transitional Legislative Assembly was held this Tuesday, March 22. On the program: validation of the alternates' mandate by acclamation and election of the chairman of the new assembly.…