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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso set to expose Nigerian politicians allegedly backing bandits
Intelligence agencies from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced plans to unveil the identities of senior Nigerian politicians allegedly linked to bandit groups wreaking havoc across Nigeria’s North-West. Officials of the agencies confirmed...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Set To Expose Nigerian Politicians Aiding Bandits
Intelligence agencies in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced plans to unveil the identities of senior Nigerian politicians allegedly linked to bandit groups operating in Nigeria’s North-West region. The disclosure was first reported by...

Intelligence agencies in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso set to unmask Nigerian sponsors of insecurity
Intelligence agencies in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have launched coordinated operations aimed at exposing alleged Nigerian sponsors of insecurity in the Sahel. DW Hausa first reported the development, and the post was later translated and...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso intelligence agencies to expose Nigerian politicians aiding militants
Intelligence agencies in the Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali are set to expose top Nigerian politicians who are aiding militants terrorising the country. According to DW, a German news agency, these foreign intelligence agencies already...

Rodri injury latest as Man City midfielder gives fitness hope as three stars set to return
Manchester City injury news after Rodri was forced off in the first half of the Premier League win over Brentford Rodri was forced off injured during Manchester City's Premier League game against Brentford Manchester City lost midfielder Rodri to...
Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Move To Expose Nigerian Politicians Accused Of Aiding Bandits
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have said they are preparing to expose the names of prominent Nigerian politicians aiding bandits in the north-western region of the country. The three neighbouring nations said they are working on confirming the...

Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali to Expose Nigerian Politicians Funding Militants
Intelligence agencies from Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali are preparing to reveal the identities of top Nigerian politicians accused of financing and arming militants, according to DW, a German news agency. The report claims these agencies...
Burkinabes Mute Under Captain Traoré’s Boot: Between Security and Silence
Three years into Captain Ibrahim Traoré's leadership, Burkina Faso grapples with a tension between its pursuit of national sovereignty and the safeguarding of civic freedoms. Traoré, who was 37 when he seized power, has emulated the revolutionary...

Nigeria at 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation
Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary arrives at a time of both turbulence and possibility, as the nation grapples with deepening economic hardship, chronic refinery failures, security concerns, and the lingering scars of police brutality, even...

Burkina Faso’s women farmers reviving the land with fertilizer trees
Land restoration in Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest and Kadiogo regions is women’s work. Here, women have made fertilizer trees their indispensable allies in reviving farmland. Thanks to these nitrogen-fixing and shade-providing trees, they’re...

Burkina Faso’s strongman has gone viral
His American accent is generic, his facial features a touch blurry. But the words have a ring of truth to them. “Africa must unite,” says the ai-generated likeness of Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s 37-year-old president. And then, after a pause:...

Burkinabes mute after 3 years under Captain Traore's boot
In the three years since Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power, his junta has silenced critics by arresting dissidents or press-ganging them into fighting jihadists. Styling himself on former leader Thomas Sankara, a charismatic icon...

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Quit ICC, Slam Court as “Neo-Colonial” Tool
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing it as a “neo-colonial” instrument of Western powers. The three military-led states, now united under the...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), labelling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression". The three military-led countries issued a joint statement, saying...

Why Nigeria Must Not Be the Fall Guy in the Sahel’s Disinformation Game
By Alkasim Abdulkadir In recent weeks, a new wave of conspiracy theories emerging from the so-called Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso has taken aim at Nigerian politicians and institutions. Online influencers...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Withdraw from ICC, Citing “Neocolonial Repression”
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing the Hague-based tribunal as an instrument of imperialist “neocolonial repression.” The three West African nations made...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announce withdrawal from ICC
Three West African countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, have announced they are withdrawing from the International Criminal Court. The countries under military rule made the announcement in a joint statement on Monday. The statement claimed...

Burkina Faso’s Media Images Far Different From Harsh Reality
Burkina Faso media overflows these days with the amazing achievements of junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré: the country has repaid its foreign debt, built new low-cost housing, and he discovered a new source of oil. The reality is quite different....

WAFU B U-17 Championship: Golden Eaglets Secure Top Spot In Group B After Draw With Burkina Faso
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets finished top of Group B at the 2025 WAFU B U-17 Championship after a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso in Yammosoukro on Saturday, reports Completesports.com Both teams created enough chances to win the game but failed to hit...

Chinese Pressure Shreds Taiwan’s Relationship With South Africa
(Bloomberg) -- Just months after Oliver Liao arrived in Pretoria as Taiwan’s de facto ambassador, South Africa began a campaign to downgrade its relationship with the island — thrusting him into the epicenter of a geopolitical drama. While South...