[ISS] Although Mali remains sceptical, Niger and Burkina Faso's thawing relationship with Algeria could pave the way for full re-engagement.
[Vanguard] --trapped in 1.6m CFA debt
[MFWA] Burkina Faso's transitional authorities have taken a decisive step that could reshape the country's political landscape. On February 9, 2026, members of Burkina Faso's Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) adopted a bill dissolving all political parties and political groupings in the country. The decision follows a decree issued by the Council of Ministers on January 29, 2026 and represents one of the most consequential political measures introduced since the military takeover of September 30, 2022.
[HRW] Paris -- At Least 38 Civilians Killed; Women Abducted; Property Burned
[World Bank] Ouagadougou -- The World Bank today approved a project totaling $215.9 million (about CFAF 118.7 billion) to support the development of the agricultural sector. The Burkina Faso Agricultural Transformation Project is in line with national priorities in terms of food security, job creation and promotion of the private sector.
[Afrobarometer] Majority support women's autonomy in marriage decisions, but not in choices about childbearing.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Trump administration is canceling humanitarian aid programs it previously identified as lifesaving, according to an internal State Department email obtained by The Atlantic.
[Ghanaian Times] THE First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Bernard Ahiafor, has advised legislators to exercise diplomacy in their remarks regarding the recent killing of eight Ghanaians in Burkina Faso.
[Daily Trust] Ghana and Burkina Faso have stepped up their security cooperation in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed seven Ghanaians in the junta-run Sahel nation, according to Ghana's foreign ministry.
[Ghanaian Times] The brutal killing of seven Ghanaian tomato traders in Titao, northern Burkina Faso, is a tragedy that demands not only our collective grief but also urgent national reflection. These were not soldiers on a battlefield. They were hardworking civilians, breadwinners, who crossed a border in search of livelihood, only to be met with unimaginable violence.
[Leadership] The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in collaboration with Operation SAFE CORRIDOR (OPSC), has engaged critical stakeholders, including those from neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, as well as international partners to finalise modalities for the transfer of rehabilitated clients to their respective national and state authorities for reintegration.
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama this afternoon visited two survivors of Saturday's Burkina Faso terrorist attack currently on admission at the 37 military hospital in Accra.
[Liberian Investigator] - Five women are standing trial at Criminal Court 'A' after prosecutors accused them of taking 14 children to Burkina Faso in what investigators described as a failed attempt to obtain resettlement benefits.