Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and movements and repealed the laws governing their activities. The decision was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the presidency’s communications directorate following a meeting of the council of ministers presided over by Ibrahim Traore, head of the ruling junta. Émile Zerbo, minister of …
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso’s former transitional president and alleged mastermind of multiple coup attempts, has been arrested in Togo and expelled, local sources confirmed. Damiba led the 2022 coup that ousted then-President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, only to be overthrown eight months later by military leader Ibrahim Traoré, who remains in power. Reports indicate …
Burkina Faso released 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel detained after an emergency landing on December 8, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar confirmed Thursday. “Through sustained dialogue, we resolved the matter concerning Nigerian pilots and crew, showing the effectiveness of diplomacy in sensitive situations,” Tuggar said in a statement on X. The release followed meetings between Burkina …
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency across the region following escalating political instability and security threats in member states. The announcement was made on Tuesday by ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray during the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the ministerial level in Abuja. …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed it is probing the circumstances surrounding the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 military aircraft in Burkina Faso after the jet made an emergency landing in the commercial city of Bobo-Dioulasso. The aircraft, which was reportedly flying through Burkinabe airspace on Monday, was said to have allegedly …
No fewer than 11 Nigerian soldiers are in detention in Burkina Faso after their military aircraft allegedly entered restricted airspace and made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso. Reports say the soldiers travelled in a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft. Burkina Faso’s military said the aircraft entered “AES airspace” without approval. Authorities forced the plane to …
