NIAMEY - A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended ... Following political disagreements, Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso decided to leave the bloc and form the Alliance of Sahel States. "The duration of the transition is ...
I visited Burkina Faso so often that the immigration officers at the airport ... A run-down home full of former jihadists in Niamey. A dance club in Ouagadougou. A tomato-processing plant. So many cultural festivals. At times, we faced wariness and even ...
NIAMEY, Niger — A national committee to chart Niger's future ... Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for over a decade an insurgency fought by jihadi groups, including some allied with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — A new flour mill with a daily capacity of 220 tonnes of flour and 80 tonnes of bran was inaugurated in Gampéla, Burkina Faso, as part of national efforts to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on wheat and flour imports.
Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United States seeing its influence decline.