Tag: Faso
What changes as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger leave the West...
Chris EwokorBBC News, AbujaAFPThree countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of diplomatic...
West African states approve exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but...
Burkina Faso use it as hide-out and smuggling route
Michael Mvondo / BBC A man from Ghana has told the BBC how he was seized at gunpoint by jihadists in neighbouring Burkina...
Burkina Faso machete video prompts investigation
Burkina Faso's armed forces say they are investigating a gruesome video that purports to show military volunteers hacking apart a dead body with...
Russia to sell satellites to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a new partnership with Russia to acquire telecoms and remote-sensing satellites.The three West African countries, run...
