Tag: Burkina Faso

Why Wagner betrayed Africa—and what Nigeria must learn fast.  Russia’s mercenaries promised security. They delivered bloodshed, racism, and catastrophic failure.…

Three years after taking power, Traoré’s populist showmanship and defiant rhetoric mask a grim reality of insecurity, poverty, and political…

By Aishah Umar Sanda The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has for long been the cornerstone of regional…

Senator Iroegbu The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has expressed concern over the political circumstances that led to…

By Nina Wilén  When things fall apart you usually take a step back to look at what went wrong and to…

By Folahanmi Aina The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political…

By Muhammad Dan Suleiman and Hakeem Onapajo West Africa’s latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed…

By Evelyn Epelle No single explanation exists for why a person or groups of persons might deviate from peacefully coexisting in…

By Alexander John Thurston The latest coup in Burkina Faso is the fourth in Africa’s Sahel region in less than 18…

By Erica Gaston Sanctions are in the air everywhere these days. Just this week, there was a ratcheting up of…