Thierry Vircoulon, Université Paris Cité - Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the...
Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation
The Norwegian Refugee Council recently released a report highlighting the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world in 2023. Nine of the 10 countries are in Africa – the...
In the sun-baked courtyards of Burkina Faso’s villages, where iron pots simmer over charcoal fires and the scent of ground grains drifts on the breeze, To takes shape. At first glance, it is modest—just a dense, starchy mound made from millet, sorghum, or corn flour. Yet this unassuming staple anchors meals across the country, carrying with it centuries of tradition, resilience, and shared experience.
Prepared daily in rural kitchens and urban homes alike, To is more than sustenance. It is a cornerstone of Burkinabé life, as intrinsic to communal gatherings as music and storytelling. The process begins with grains that have long defined the country’s agricultural rhythm. Ground to a...
In the geographic heart of West Africa lies Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation whose understated presence belies a deep cultural wealth and striking landscapes....
Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University
This year’s summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) takes place against a challenging environment for the regional bloc.
Recent developments in the region have included coups, insecurity and economic instability. Climate change also poses challenges.
Six successful and...
Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa’s main political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of their withdrawal from the bloc. The three countries are governed by military rulers who have overthrown democratically elected leaders since 2021.
The Conversation Africa’s Godfred Akoto Boafo asked political scientist Olayinka Ajala about the implications of the withdrawal.
Why are Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdrawing?
The three countries have given three main reasons.
First is what they call...
In the geographic heart of West Africa lies Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation whose understated presence belies a deep cultural wealth and striking landscapes. While it remains far from the continent’s busiest tourist...
Thierry Vircoulon, Université Paris Cité - Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the...
In the heart of West Africa, Burkina Faso stretches across the savannah in a patchwork of fields, villages, and bustling markets. Landlocked and often overshadowed by its more widely known neighbors, the country’s...
Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have sent Ecowas, west Africa’s main political union of 15 countries, a formal notice of...
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