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JNIM jihadists step up incursions into northern Benin

Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has been intensifying its activities in Benin since 2022. The country serves as a transit corridor between the areas of operation of the group, which is well established in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Two nature reserves have become logistical hubs for the jihadist fighters. Benin's…

France 24

Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promises

Niger’s military regime, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, faced its most significant challenge on 29 August 2026 since coming to power in 2023. For several hours, soldiers clashed with forces loyal to the junta across the capital, Niamey, in an apparent attempt to seize power. The situation then stabilised and…

The Conversation

Can pineapples thrive in Africa's Sahel? A Burkina Faso farmer says the answer is yes

Farmers in arid Burkina Faso have begun growing pineapples to reduce reliance on imports and adapt to climate challenges

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Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

The Conversation

WAFCON: Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa advance to quarter-finals

Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa moved into the final eight at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, following respective victories over Tanzania and Burkina Faso.

Radio France Internationale

WAFCON: Burkina Faso aim to 'write footballing history' in South Africa game

Burkina Faso head coach Pascal Sawadogo urged his players to seize their chance to make footballing history by eliminating 2022 champions South Africa and qualifying for the knockout stages of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

Radio France Internationale

Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn

Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’

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Burkina Faso added to human rights watchlist over crackdown on civil society

Burkina Faso has been added to the watchlist of human rights monitoring NGO Civicus, with the country's military authorities drastically escalating restrictions on civil society and intensifying reprisals against its critics in recent months.

Radio France Internationale

Sahel: How this African region became the hub of global jihad

For two decades, the world's war on jihadism has been told through the ruins of Kabul, the streets of Mosul and the deserts of Syria.

The Times of India

Burkina Faso tightened control over industrial and artisanal mining; 55 tonnes of gold worth around $6 billion entered official channels in six months

Burkina Faso recorded more than$6 billion worth of goldthrough official channels in the first half of 2026 after producing and procuring over55 tonnes of gold. The military-led government says its mining reforms aim to bring more artisanal gold into the formal economy, reduce smuggling, improve transparency and increase state revenue.…

The Times of India

Chad becomes fifth nation to quit ICC amid US pressure campaign

Chad has become the fifth country to begin a formal withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court in recent months, following Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forest

A farmer named Yacouba Sawadogo revived an ancient farming method called zaï. He transformed barren land into a thriving forest ecosystem over decades. This technique significantly increased crop yields and restored local groundwater levels. His innovative methods later spread to neighboring countries like Niger. Sawadogo's work inspired regenerative agriculture practices…

The Economic Times

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

Burundi’s president Évariste Ndayishimiye made an official “friendship and working” visit to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in April 2026. At the time, Ndayishimiye was the rotating chair of the African Union.

The Conversation

During the 1980s drought, a Burkina Faso farmer revived an ancient zai farming technique that turned barren land into a 40-hectare forest and inspired land restoration across the Sahel

In the early 1980s, as a severe drought gripped the Sahel region of West Africa, a farmer in northern Burkina Faso named Yacouba Sawadogo began quietly reviving an old, largely abandoned farming technique on land near his village that many considered too degraded to ever grow anything again. The technique,…

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Love, deception and the real lives of Nigeria's romance fraudsters

In this edition: France pulls all its diplomats out of Burkina Faso in a tit-for-tat move after Ougadougou cut ties with Paris last month. Also, in Tanzania, young people are planning on taking to the streets for an anti-government protest on Tuesday. And Lagos's Yahoo Boys are behind a lucrative…

Radio France Internationale

As Sahel states withdraw from ICC, NGOs warn of ‘impunity’ over war crimes

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, a move human rights defenders say will leave victims of war crimes without access to justice.

Euronews

UN to close its human rights office in Burkina Faso following junta's suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso junta cuts diplomatic ties with former colonial ruler France

Burkina Faso's ruling junta, lead by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, announced late Friday it has cut diplomatic ties with former colonial ruler France, accusing Paris of persistently acting against its interests. France called the decision "hostile and baseless".

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The Independent UK

Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic relations with France, once a key ally

Burkina Faso’s military government has severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler and key security partner

France 24

Burkina Faso ruling junta cuts diplomatic ties with ex-ruler France

Burkina Faso's military junta on Friday cut diplomatic ties with former colonial power France, accusing Paris of acting against its interests and backing subversive networks and militants in the Sahel. The move deepens the ruling authorities' break with Western allies since Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power in a 2022 coup.

The Independent UK

Brazen attack on Niger’s airport shows jihadis are expanding to cities in Africa's Sahel

Gunfire and explosions at Niger’s main international airport highlight a shift in militant strategy in Africa’s Sahel region

France 24

Tensions rise at Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso border

In northeastern Ivory Coast, along the border with Burkina Faso, tension has become a permanent reality. The jihadist threat spreading from the Sahel is no longer the only concern. A new danger has emerged: the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland, or VDPs – auxiliary forces supporting the Burkinabé…

The Conversation

Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countries

Transactional sex, defined as the exchange of sex for money, food, or favours, is common among young people in Africa. Studies have reported that about 10% of those aged 15-24 have engaged in this exchange in South Africa, 23% in Nigeria and 25% in Uganda. The behaviour has been linked…

The Guardian - UK

Côte d’Ivoire wary of jihadist threat in north 10 years on from major attack

Threat of jihadism continues to lurk along borders with Mali and Burkina Faso

The Conversation

Why Nairobi Africa-France summit bears the hallmarks of Macron and Ruto priorities

The 2026 Africa-France summit in Nairobi on May 11-12 is the first to be held in an African country that is not a former French colony. It is also the first to be held since the dramatic collapse of relations between France and a number of west African countries –…

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