BOBO-DIOULASSO — Burkina Faso’s national police recently seized 9,720 cartridges of expired shisha products and drugs in a significant crackdown on urban crime, as reported by the country’s newspapers on Wednesday. The operations, part of a broader ef…

PARIS — In a significant gesture of reconciliation, France has announced plans to formally recognize all African soldiers who were killed by the French army during the 1944 Thiaroye camp massacre, moving beyond the limited acknowledgment of just six s…

OUAGADOUGOU — The government of Burkina Faso has announced the creation of Faso-Rail, a new company that will develop and manage a railway network to connect the provincial capitals. The company, which will be based in Bobo-Dioulasso, is a strategic p…

NIAMEY — A devastating incident in the Tillia area of Niger has resulted in at least 52 fatalities, with several individuals still missing, following severe flooding that swept through the region between August 12 and 13, 2024. The flooding led to the…

OUAGADOUGOU — Burkina Faso has launched the Burkinabè Atomic Energy Agency (ABEA), a new entity aimed at advancing the country’s energy independence and supporting its industrialization. The agency was officially created following a decree during a co…

VIENNA — In a recent meeting with Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, demanded that the IAEA publicly identi…

NIAMEY — A year ago, Niger charged France with the unilateral release of terrorist prisoners and unauthorized violation of its airspace, escalating tensions between the two nations. The allegations, detailed in a press release by the National Council …

GENEVA — A comprehensive report by United Nations organizations and the Mixed Migration Center has identified Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Guinea as the principal sources of African migrants heading to Europe. The study sheds light on the complex interpl…