In the waning hours of a humid West African evening, Ouagadougou hums with cautious energy. Motorbikes weave between dimly lit avenues, soldiers’ boots ...

NEARLY two decades ago, I briefly served as a reviewer of research proposals for the Tropical Disease Research Program of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. That was the first time ...

In September 2025, a misleading narrative emerged claiming that Burkina Faso had criminalised homosexuality. Gillian Schutte explores how such headlines serve as weapons in geopolitical battles, ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marked its fiftieth anniversary on May 28, with leaders and analysts calling for renewed unity. The ...

What began as isolated ambushes in Benin’s national parks has morphed into a regional crisis with global implications. Jihadist groups once confined ...

As several Sahel countries face growing insecurity and their media are heavily pressured, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is ...

Mali will host the inaugural Agriculture Development Forum of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) from September 18–20. The event aims to promote food sovereignty, harmonize agricultural ...

Burkina Faso’s government has said its visa fee waiver measure is in line with the country’s “pan-Africanist” stance Read ...

"From now on, any citizen from an African country wishing to go to Burkina Faso will not pay any amount to cover visa fees," ...

Researchers working in the central plateau of Burkina Faso (Saria) have confirmed that intercropping sorghum and cowpea offers a highly effective solution to combat runoff, soil erosion, and poor ...

from AISHA NDIAYE OKONKWO in Niamey, Niger Niger Bureau NIAMEY, (CAJ News) – MORE than 120 villagers and Muslim worshipers have been killed in recent months as the Islamic State in the Sahel Province ...