Burkina Faso has taken a bold step towards solidifying its withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by introducing new biometric passports that conspicuously omit the bloc’s logo from their covers. This decision comes on the heels of a military coup that brought the current leadership to power. The move reinforces Burkina…
Military leaders in Niger Republic, who took over power from democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum on the 26th of July, 2023, have formed a military alliance with the neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali. The Junta in Burkina Faso and Mali also seized power from democratically elected Presidents. The development was disclosed by the…
Burkina Faso and Mali have reportedly deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa’s possible armed intervention to restore democracy in the West African country. Niger’s state television reported joint efforts by Mali and Burkina Faso in support of Niger and the deployment of warplanes within Niger’s borders on…
The United Kingdom has revised its policy on the recruitment of health workers from overseas. The code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, recently updated, has Nigeria returned to the red list countries, which means, “no active recruitment is permitted”. Apart from Nigeria, the UK…
Dango Ouattara scored on the stroke of half-time as 10-man Burkina Faso completed a hat-trick of Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victories over Tunisia with a 1-0 win in Garoua on Saturday. Hero Ouattara turned villain eight minutes from time when a yellow card for elbowing Ali Maaloul was changed to a red after the Botswana referee…
