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October 10, 2025, 9:37 pm
Displaced Numbers Across West, Central African Countries Soar in Five Years: UN
- [allAfrica] Geneva -- About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries - about two-thirds more than five years ago - the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on Friday.
Ecowas Moves to Fill Vacancies After Exit of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Nationals
- [Leadership] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken steps to fill the vacant positions available, following the exit of the nationals of the AES countries - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, from the regional bloc.
Sahel Countries - ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians
- [HRW] Nairobi -- AU Should Urge Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Reconsider Leaving Court
All of Africa Today - September 23, 2025
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Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Announce Withdrawal from ICC
- [DW] The West African states, led by military juntas, said they don't recognize the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction and want to create "indigenous mechanisms" to secure peace and justice.
'Russia and China Respect Us' - Burkina Faso Affirms Sahel Geopolitics Are Based On Partnership
- [People's Dispatch] Advisor to the Burkinabé Prime Minister refutes the idea that Sahel countries are exchanging French imperialism for another.
AES Countries Exit the ICC, Denouncing It As 'An Instrument of Neo-Colonial Repression'
- [People's Dispatch] Accusing the Court of selective targeting and incompetence in "prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide", the AES announced its exit, months after deciding to establish the Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court (CPS-DH).
Delinking, Islam, and a New Vision for Burkina Faso
- [African Arguments] The political drama unfolding in Burkina Faso feels ripped from the headlines. The expulsion of French troops, the pivot to Russia, the fiery speeches by Captain Ibrahim Traoré at global forums--it is a powerful spectacle of a young military leader defying the old -world order. But to see this only as anti-French rhetoric or a simple geopolitical shift is to miss the deeper, more profound revolution at play.
Journalists Freed After Year-Long Disappearance
- [MFWA] Journalists Adama Bayala and Alain Traoré, also known as "Alain Alain," have been released after they went missing under unexplained circumstances. After more than a year of no information on their whereabouts and no contact with their families, the two journalists were released on Tuesday, September 16, 2025,
Burkina Faso Scraps Visa Fees for All African Travellers
- [allAfrica] Burkina Faso has scrapped visa fees for all African travellers in a move to boost the free movement of people and goods across the continent. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said that any citizen from an African country wishing to go to Burkina Faso will not pay any amount to cover visa fees.
All of Africa Today - September 15, 2025
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Islamist Armed Groups Massacre Civilians
- [HRW] Adopt Measures to Improve Protection; AU Should Press for Accountability
