Burkina Faso
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger want to leave Ecowas. A political scientist explains the fallout
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...
Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site – new study
Papa Sow, The Nordic Africa Institute Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the borders of the three countries. The first part of...
What France loses by closing its military bases in Africa
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 Ivorian president said France would hand over control of the Abidjan military base to his country’s army. These announcements followed the planned withdrawal of French forces from Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Researcher Thierry Vircoulon discusses the potential implications of these decisions for France. What advantages could France lose by withdrawing its troops from African countries? France’s military presence in French-speaking Africa has evolved in strategic importance over the past 65 years. Over time, the significance of this...
Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site – new study
Papa Sow, The Nordic Africa Institute Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the...
Burkina Faso study shows link between land degradation and migration
Elisabeth Ilboudo-Nébié, Columbia University In the Sahel of West Africa – which covers Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad – land degradation has led to migration towards less densely populated and more fertile areas. The land has been made less fertile by demographic...
Displaced by violent conflict: the world’s most neglected crises are in Africa – six essential reads
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 only non-African country on the list is Honduras in central America. Neglect, according to the council, is characterised by a lack of media coverage, inadequate humanitarian funding and insufficient international political attention. The report covers those forced to flee their homes. Burkina Faso tops the 2024 report for...
Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?
Daniel Eizenga, Africa Center for Strategic Studies - 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...
Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site – new study
Papa Sow, The Nordic Africa Institute Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger want to leave Ecowas. A political scientist explains the fallout
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...
Burkina Faso: A Tapestry of Tradition and Culture
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...
Burkina Faso study shows link between land degradation and migration
Elisabeth Ilboudo-Nébié, Columbia University In the Sahel of West Africa – which covers Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad – land degradation has...
