Burkina Faso
Burkinabe army abuses may undermine mobilisation aims
The army has been credibly accused of massacring some 150 civilians in northern Burkina Faso
Burkina FasoWagner's influence in Africa may prove exaggerated
US intelligence leaks have highlighted Western concerns over Russia's Wagner Group mercenary organisation in Africa
AfricaPolitical parties will struggle in Burkina Faso
A major February 17 jihadist ambush killed at least 51 soldiers
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso security reforms will require resources
Junta leader Ibrahim Traore has undertaken a major military reorganisation and expansion of vigilante forces
Burkina FasoInsecurity will limit Sahel-coastal West Africa trade
Trade connections between landlocked Sahelian countries and coastal West African ones have been growing
West AfricaSchool closures in West Africa to leave lasting damage
As jihadists spread across the Sahel and wider West Africa, school operations are increasingly disrupted
West AfricaBurkina Faso junta faces pressure to deliver results
Captain Ibrahim Traore is the new head of Burkina Faso's military junta after taking power in a September 30 coup
Burkina FasoAfrica’s Great Green Wall project may lose momentum
The Great Green Wall aims to stop desertification by planting trees all the way from Senegal to Djibouti
Africa