Analysis - Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022.

African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 ...

Analysis - African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 coup attempts in the same period. Those of Niger, Mali, Burkina ...

As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...

The Commission is urged to promptly investigate the enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests of political figures by the ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following national ...

Barrick Gold and Bamako have been at odds since the military-led government adopted a new extraction code in 2023 Read Full ...

Niger’s National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition period during which the current military government will stay in power ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...