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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Form New Confederation After Exiting ECOWAS

News Room2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, marking a geopolitical shift in the region. This move showed their departure from their former colonial ruler, France, and a turn towards closer relations with Russia. The announcement was made following a meeting of…

Burkina Faso Junta Says it Foiled Coup Attempt

News Room3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Burkina Faso’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country’s military government. It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilise the country and throw it into chaos. It has been just less than a year since the interim President Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power. That was the…