Burkina Faso army says it foiled ‘major’ coup plot
By BBC OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso’s military government has said it foiled a “major plot” to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based…
Al Qaeda branch says it killed 300 fighters, not civilians, in Burkina Faso attack
Several videos apparently filmed by the militants and released on social media showed dozens of bodies in trenches, most of them in civilian clothing. Reuters An al Qaeda-linked group said…
West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine’s alleged rebel support
Reuters The juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukraine’s alleged support of rebel groups in West Africa’s Sahel region,…