Burkina Faso makes healthcare more affordable for all
For years, accessing healthcare in Burkina Faso was a financial hurdle many could not overcome. Medical costs often stood between…
Author: Élise Ntamag
Journalist
Mali hosts AES summit to formalise a unified military alliance
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, continues to solidify its sovereignist path. These nations,…
Can 2025: moroccan fans demand nothing less than victory in home tournament
The Moroccan national football team faces immense pressure as it prepares for CAN 2025, hosted on home soil for the…
Mali’s 2025 anti-corruption week: empowering youth and strengthening legal enforcement
The National Anti-Corruption Week for 2025 was officially inaugurated in Bamako on December 9, 2025, by the Minister of Justice…
Rising economic conflict as insurgencies move past the Sahel
By the numbers Between 1 January and 28 November 2025: Fatalities linked to political unrest exceeded 10,000 across Niger, Mali,…
Benin political crisis: assessing the stability after coup attempt
Political unrest has swept across West Africa, with multiple coups d’état disrupting stability in the Sahel, Guinea, and most recently…
Un appeals for $5.1 billion to tackle the humanitarian emergency in West and Central Africa
As part of a massive $33 billion global humanitarian initiative for 2026, the United Nations and its partners are requesting…
Benin military coup attempt fails with president talon safe
A group of soldiers claiming to represent the « Military Committee for Refoundation » (CMR) announced on Sunday morning, December 7, via…
Tentative de coup d’État au Bénin, la présidence dit garder le contrôle
Accueil International Afrique Tentative de coup d’État au Bénin, la présidence dit garder le contrôle Des militaires ont annoncé dimanche…
Burkina Faso: arbitrary detention and condemnation of human rights lawyer Ini Benjamine Esther Doli
Background of the case The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has received fresh information regarding the continued…
Massive displacement in western Niger as armed groups force villagers to flee
Local reports indicate a massive surge of displaced individuals in the western Niger town of Téra. The population has swelled…
Boosting human capital in Burkina Faso: world bank’s new investment
OUAGADOUGOU, November 22, 2025 – The Government of Burkina Faso and the World Bank have formally entered into an additional…