Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger withdraw from ICC
Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, and Mali have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC, based in The Hague, is the world’s permanent global tribunal for…
Burkina Faso scraps visa fees for Africans
BBC reports that the Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana, disclosed the policy shift on Thursday after a cabinet meeting presided over by the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
Al Qaeda affiliate kills ‘200’ Burkina Faso soldiers The
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an affiliate of Al Qaeda, says 200 soldiers were killed during an attack on a Burkina Faso military base. The base in the…
CAJ demands release of detained journalists in Burkina Faso
The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has demanded the immediate release of journalists allegedly detained and conscripted into the armed forces in Burkina Faso. Guezouma Sanogo, president of the…









