Browsing: Burkina Faso

Following a people-backed 2022 military coup d’état that ousted a Western-aligned leader, Burkina Faso ramped industrialisation to put food sovereignty at the forefront of its development…

It’s official! The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has placed its official logo on a flag unveiled on 22 February in Bamako, Mali, one of three…

Burkina Faso is catching international attention for what is perhaps one of the most progressive approaches to criminal justice. Prisoners in Burkina Faso’s open-air Baporo Prison…

In this clip, US radio personality Ebro Darden (@EbroInTheAm on X) speaks with German actor of Ghanaian descent Boris Kodjoe (@BorisKodjoe on X) about France’s continued…

Senegal is giving France’s military the boot… kind of. The two countries have formed a new joint commission tasked with implementing the withdrawal of French troops…

West, Central and North Africa have seen a number of successful power grabs in recent years. These can broadly be divided into two types: the anti-imperialist…

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have put the necessary infrastructure in place to forge greater unity in Africa’s Sahel region. Between 14-16 January 2025, ministers from…

In 1983, in what was then known as Upper Volta—now Burkina Faso—a revolutionary 33-year-old military captain known as Thomas Sankara (1949-87) rose to power through a…

Burkina Faso is on a quest toward greater national sovereignty and control over its economy, and its state-owned airline, Air Burkina, plays a role. The company,…

Burkina nightclubs bounce to the sound of Cuban music. But how did Salsa find its way to West Africa? History, politics and immigration played their part,…