Burkina Faso

  • Oct 29, 2019
  • 7 min read

New ECOWAS force may sideline G5 Sahel

ECOWAS is developing a new strategy to stop jihadist violence in the Sahel from spreading

West Africa
  • Sep 24, 2019
  • 7 min read

Burkina Faso's Kabore faces mounting public pressures

The president's credibility is slipping with jihadist attacks and social discontent on the rise

Burkina Faso
  • Sep 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

West African plan reaffirms Sahelian insecurity fears

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged 1 billion dollars to combat terrorism in the Sahel

West Africa
  • Sep 10, 2019
  • 2 min read

Burkina Faso humanitarian crisis likely to worsen

Jihadist attacks are exacerbating interlinked internally displaced person (IDP) and food crises

Burkina Faso
  • Aug 28, 2019
  • 7 min read

Tuareg nationalism will be limited to Mali

The Tuareg ethnic group crosses many borders in the Sahara-Sahel region and has led several rebellions

Mali
  • Aug 21, 2019
  • 2 min read

Attack will raise pressure on Burkina Faso government

A major apparent jihadist attack has killed at least 24 soldiers

Burkina Faso
  • Aug 1, 2019
  • 7 min read

West Africa's Fulanis face mounting pressures

Fulanis, a mainly pastoralist ethnic group, are increasingly involved in conflicts across West Africa

Mali
  • Jun 24, 2019
  • 7 min read

Jihadists will try to provoke new Burkinabe faultlines

Amid rising inter-ethnic conflict, a new wave of religious attacks risks further fraying social relations

Burkina Faso