After a few twists and turns in the calendar following Colonel Assimi Goïta’s coup, the Malian transition was extended “for 24 months, starting on 26 March 2022”. In Burkina Faso, a few weeks after ...

Burkina Faso's junta has announced plans to scrap its Independent National Electoral Commission, citing high costs and concerns over foreign influence. Electoral responsibilities will now be ...

As Ethiopia formally counts the votes following Monday's election, attitudes toward democracy appear to be shifting across ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traore seized power in a coup in 2022 Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget ...

In Burkina Faso, on May 25, 2024, a national conference took place to establish the country’s new political agenda. This conference concluded with a five-year extension to its military transition, ...

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is set to win his party's support on Saturday to contest upcoming elections despite his government's failure to halt a bloody jihadist insurgency. The ...

An ex-prime minister and several ministers were among 22 candidates who registered for Burkina Faso's October election, a court said on Saturday, meaning the West African country's next president ...

Residents of a nearby village found explosives that belonged to the attackers, said the government, which had earlier blamed leaders of the failed coup for the attack. Burkina Faso's government on ...

L’élection du nouveau président de la Fédération Burkinabè de Football (FBF) prévue pour le 31 août prochain suscite déjà de vives polémiques. Deux candidats sont actuellement en lice : le ...