De voorgenomen terugtrekking van Niger, Mali en Burkina Faso uit het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) leidt internationaal tot bezorgdheid. De drie West-Afrikaanse landen worden geteisterd door aanhoudend terreurgeweld; mensenrechtenorganisaties rapporteren ernstige misstanden waar burgers slachtoffers van zijn. Na een…
France has pulled all its diplomats from Burkina Faso, the foreign ministry has said, after the military-led African nation broke off diplomatic ties with its former colonial power. French authorities also demanded Burkinabese diplomatic staff leave the country by July 6. Laurent Berstecher takes a look back at four…
In tonight's edition, France pulls all of 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 but…
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.
The West African country's junta accused the former colonial power of undermining its national interests.
On the border between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, tensions are rising. Armed incursions by Burkinabe militias, jihadist threat, and civilians living in fear, our team got rare access, alongside the Ivorian army, to this high-risk zone. #SahelCrisis#WestAfrica #Terrorism
In the Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, military rulers are increasingly clamping down on press freedom and freedom of expression. Many journalists, bloggers and activists have been forced into exile.