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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announce the creation of an anti-jihadist force

Photo d’archives Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso took a further step in their rapprochement on Wednesday by announcing the creation of a joint military force to fight against the jihadists who have been attacking them for years. This announcement follows the creation by these countries led by military regimes resulting from coups of an Alliance […]

Niger suspends commercial flights to and from Nigeria

Niger has suspended commercial flights to and from Nigeria, the Air Navigation Security Agency of Africa and Madagascar reported. The agency stated, in a statement, “The airspace of the Republic of Niger is open to all international and local commercial flights without restrictions, with the exception of commercial flights to and from Nigeria.” According to […]

A storm is brewing

The Sahel country Niger was once considered an anchor of stability in the region. The country now works closely with Russia. This development is dangerous for Germany. After Mali and Burkina Faso, Russia didn’t hesitate to woo its Sahel neighbor Niger. Russia first concluded an agreement on military cooperation in December, and now Nigerien Prime […]

Preview: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania – Africa Cup of Nations 2023 Group D

Event: Africa Cup of Nations 2023 Group D Match: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania Competition day/time: Tuesday, 16th January, 2024 9.00 pm stadium: Bouquet Stadium Live broadcast: BEIN SPORTS 1 Form of the last 5 games Burkina Faso 10/01/24 DR Congo friendly win 2-1 (away). 05/01/24 lost to Iran 1-2 friendly match (away). 21/11/23 beat Ethiopia […]

Burkina: National languages ​​now official languages ​​in place of French

Captain Ibrahim Traoré The Burkinabè government adopted on Wednesday a bill revising the Constitution and henceforth enshrining national languages ​​as official languages ​​in place of French which is relegated to the rank of “working language”. The report of the Council of Ministers specifies that this bill “is part of the realization of one of the […]

G5 Sahel: Burkina and Niger leave the anti-jihadist organization

Burkina Faso and Niger, two countries governed by military regimes that came to power through coups, announced on Saturday that they had withdrawn from the anti-jihadist organization G5 Sahel, following the example of their Malian neighbor, who left in May 2022. The two countries “have decided in complete sovereignty on the withdrawal of Burkina Faso […]

Berlin | Africa summit with numerous states

The “Compact with Africa” initiative has been in existence since 2017. At that time it was launched by Germany. The leaders of the participating states are now meeting in Berlin. The heads of state and government of numerous African states are coming to Berlin today to discuss closer economic cooperation with Europe. The main topics […]