[allAfrica]
[Vanguard] Bobo Dioulasso--Conflicting accounts yesterday trailed the detention of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, C-130 plane and 11 soldiers onboard in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
[Premium Times] "NAF crew is safe and have received cordial treatment from the host authorities."
[Premium Times] "NAF crew is safe and has received cordial treatment from the host authorities."
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force said on Tuesday that following the emergency landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso over technical concerns on Monday, plans are ongoing to resume the flight to Portugal as scheduled.
[HRW] A Step Backward as Human Rights Are Under Threat
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has clarified that its C-130 military aircraft, reportedly detained in Burkina Faso over an alleged airspace violation, made a safe precautionary landing due to technical concerns.
[Vanguard] The allied military-led nations of the Sahel denounced the emergency landing of a Nigerian military aircraft in Burkina Faso on Monday, while collectively threatening action against violations of their airspace.
[Premium Times] According to the statement, the aircraft, identified as a C130 belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, touched down in Bobo Dioulasso, a major city in the south-west of the country, during an in-flight emergency while transiting Burkinabè airspace.
[RFI] Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes including treason, terrorism and espionage.
[Liberian Observer] The government, through the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has deported twenty Burkinabé nationals from Grand Kru County, intensifying national debate over irregular migration, land use, and environmental degradation linked to foreign farming activities in rural Liberia.
[IPS] Montevideo, Uruguay -- Three years ago, Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso with two promises that have proved hollow: to address the country's deepening security crisis and restore civilian rule. Now he has postponed elections until 2029, dissolved the independent electoral commission and pulled the country out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Burkina Faso has become a military dictatorship.
[People's Dispatch] Founded by Thomas Sankara's sister, Yelemani Association inspires the fight against desertification in Burkina Faso.
[World Bank] Ouagadougou -- The Government of Burkina Faso and the World Bank have signed a credit agreement for additional financing of $100.4 million to support the Human Capital Protection Project, in its Continuity of Basic Social Services in Burkina Faso component.
[People's Dispatch] The Sahel country inaugurated an electric vehicle assembly plant in January 2025, revolutionizing the national automotive sector.
[Premium Times] Will the JNIM take over Bamako? It does not seem likely! They appear to be pushing a strategy of regime implosion, as life becomes impossible for Malians.
[People's Dispatch] The government of Ibrahim Traoré seeks to reduce dependence on imports in a country where 80% of the population are farmers.