Three military-led governments have pooled a billion dollars to build an airline, a bank, and a railroad. Whether this is visionary statecraft or a costly mirage...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In mid-2022, West African heads of state made a pragmatic, if uncomfortable, concession. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa has long been a target of outside interests looking to capitalize on what the continent has to offer. The 19th-century European exploration...
By Farhia Noor The Sahel is teaching the world a lesson it had forgotten: Africa is neither weak nor helpless. And it is certainly not for...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The collapse of the G5 Sahel should serve as a wake-up call: African states cannot defeat violent extremism through fragmented, go-it-alone strategies....
By Danilo Desiderio The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – has signaled its intent to take a decisive step...
By Godfred Zina In recent years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has found itself at the center of a fierce geopolitical and moral debate across Africa....
By Godfred Zina In an era when military regimes across the Sahel are tightening borders, isolating themselves, and doubling down on suspicion of external influence, Burkina...
By Ziad Hamoui In a landmark move for regional integration, Ghana and Burkina Faso signed a pivotal railway cooperation agreement last Thursday in Accra, setting the...
By Gregory Simpkins South Africa’s Nelson Mandela (Madiba – clan name of respect in the Xhosa language), Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah (Osagyefo – redeemer in the Akan...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Since rejoining the African Union in 2017, Morocco has steadily expanded its influence across the continent, with a particular focus on West...
By Godfred Zina As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks its 50th anniversary, the regional bloc finds itself at a pivotal moment. Despite...
By Godfred Zina The political upheavals in West Africa’s Sahel region have sparked a dramatic realignment of international alliances. In the wake of successive coups, the...
By Dishant Shah Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a decision that reshapes the region’s...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The decision by three landlocked nations—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has...
On Saturday, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama began a crucial three-day diplomatic mission, kicking off his tour in Bamako, Mali. The visit was marked by a...
By Godfred Zina France’s military presence in Africa is continuing its decline, as Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) becomes the latest nation to regain control of a...
Burkina Faso has achieved a groundbreaking milestone with the launch of its first electric car, developed entirely by the Burkinabe car manufacturer ITAOUA. This innovative vehicle,...
By Godfred Zina Despite ongoing diplomatic tensions in Africa, 17 heads of state, including Nigerian President and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Chair Bola...
By Mary Alorh Africa’s collective efforts are pivotal in achieving transformative policies like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to streamline the free...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 2011, amid the Arab Spring uprisings and the fall of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, one of the issues he reportedly raised...
By Mary Alorh The shifting dynamics of global power over recent decades have profoundly impacted policies and diplomatic relations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. African nations are...
By Mary Alorh The governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have implemented progressive policies to strengthen governance and enhance the quality of life for...
By Godfred Zina The military junta in Burkina Faso has faced criticism regarding issues of democracy, freedom of speech, violence, and authoritarian governance. However, it is...
By Mary Alorh The confederation of Sahel States faces significant challenges in development, as evidenced by troubling statistics. In 2021, Burkina Faso had a poverty rate...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 2022, Mali unilaterally withdrew from the G5 Sahel after the military alliance raised concerns about the country’s internal affairs. This decision...
By Mary Alorh The rising concerns over terrorism in Ghana have led me to reflect on my journey through West Africa, a region where I witnessed...
By Godfred Zina Amid growing insecurity and instability in West Africa, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo unveiled key security strategies at the Second International Defense Exhibition and...
Burkina Faso has finalized an agreement to nationalize two gold mines for approximately US$80 million, a deal originally set for over US$300 million with Lilium Mining...
By Mary Alorh The history of the newly formed Confederation of Sahel States cannot be discussed without acknowledging the impact of colonial rule on these nations....
By Mary Alorh The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional organization in West Africa, has recently faced challenges due to the formation of...
By Gregory Simpkins For nearly half a century, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), established with the Treaty of Lagos in 1975, has endeavored...
By Godfred Zina On July 6, 2024, the heads of the military juntas from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso gathered in Niamey for the first meeting...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the Cold War, the West held significant influence in West Africa, particularly through France, which had considerable control over many countries...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the 1960s, a series of successful coups swept through sub-Saharan Africa, often accompanied by military justifications. These explanations were seen as...
AP | The sanctions will be lifted with immediate effect, the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Alieu Touray said...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu After the military coup in Niger on July 26, 2023, I was sought by various media platforms where I granted several interviews....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Not long after independence, three West African countries decided to form a closer bond. The Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union resulted. After a few years,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When violent extremists swept across northern Mali in 2011 and 2012, the governments in Bamako and Niamey were particularly concerned. Something needed...
By Gregory Simpkins The African ‘coup train’ keeps on rolling with the latest coup attempt in Sierra Leone. This time, however, the coup was thwarted before...
AFP | Burkina Faso’s junta-led government on Thursday launched the construction of the country’s first refinery for gold, Burkina’s main mineral resource, an AFP journalist said....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last November, Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, raised issues with a possible presence of The Wagner Group in Burkina Faso. He was concerned...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the 1950s, Ghana’s first prime minister and president, Kwame Nkrumah, was clear about what the newly independent state needed – a...
By Gregory Simpkins Since African nations began the road to independence in the 1950s, there have been about 100 coups in which militaries overthrew elected governments....
AP | The late Burkina Faso revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was reburied Thursday, 8 years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara’s...
AFP | West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official...
By Gregory Simpkins I have worked on analyzing Africa issues for more than 40 years, and during that time, I have constantly heard appeals for humanitarian...
By Gregory Simpkins I attended the first Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) in New York recently. It was well produced and well attended, and I got...
Reuters | – Burkina Faso’s former president, Blaise Compaore, has apologized to the family of his late predecessor, Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder a military court...
By Gregory Simpkins The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) June Global Trends reported that by the end of 2021, the number of people displaced...
AFP | Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré has been jailed for life for his role in the assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 35 years...
The recent wave of coups in West Africa reflects both a generational divide and a history of military involvement in African politics.
AFP | Prosecutors on Tuesday called for a 30-year jail term against Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore for the 1987 murder of his predecessor, revolutionary...
AFP | West African leaders hold a key summit on Thursday as a wave of coups buffet a region struggling with poverty and a long history...
AP | West African neighbor states on Friday suspended Burkina Faso in the aftermath of this week’s coup, making it the third nation in the regional...
AFP | Burkina Faso’s premier and government resigned Wednesday as protests mounted against officials’ inability to combat a wave of jihadist attacks. President Roch Marc Christian...
Compaoré is charged with complicity, undermining state security and concealing corpses
Rebellious young people aren't a threat - they're the key to democratic reform
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was elected Burkina Faso’s president, according to preliminary results announced early Tuesday, replacing the transitional government put in place after the West...
Burkina Faso held presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, the first since protests last year toppled the West African nation’s longtime leader and started a turbulent...
Burkina Faso will hold presidential and legislative elections on October 11, a year after the West African state’s long-ruling President Blaise Compaore was ousted by mass...
Michel Kafando has been sworn in as transitional president of Burkina Faso on Tuesday. He is now faced with the task of leading the West African...
Authorities in Burkina Faso have named former foreign minister Michel Kafando as transitional president. Kafando will head the country until 2015. He was selected after several...
An Air Algerie flight crashed on Thursday en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, an Algerian aviation official said....
A project led by Pan African Minerals to develop the Tambao manganese project in Burkina Faso will cost up to $1 billion, the chairman of holding...
The government of Burkina Faso is committed to ensuring an open and stable business environment for foreign companies, said President Blaise Compaore, as the West African...
Transferring cash between West African neighbors Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso could become easier thanks to mobile giants MTN and Bharti Airtel inking a mobile money...
Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast have decided to turn over operation of the Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway to mining company Pan African Minerals, and the line will be...
A victorious Nigeria team lifts the Africa Cup of Nations Trophy. PHOTO/European Pressphoto Agency Coach Stephen Keshi makes history as one of two men to win...
The junior officer who overthrew Mali’s democratically elected leader earlier this month and dissolved the nation’s constitution made a public U-turn Sunday, declaring amid enormous international...
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) as met with its African member states, as part of its continental fundraising efforts. The consultations on the fringes of...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Hundreds of students in Burkina Faso crowded into a courtroom to watch a trial over a student’s death that sparked months of...
