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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 cultural depth is nonetheless remarkable. Here, history and heritage are not preserved behind glass but lived daily—woven into music, ceremonies, and the fabric of communal life.
A Mosaic of Peoples
Burkina Faso’s cultural landscape is shaped by more than 60 ethnic groups, each adding a distinct thread to...
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...
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...
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...
Kaja Jasinska, University of Toronto and Mary-Claire Ball, University of Toronto
Children living in multilingual communities often learn in a language at school that does...
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