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[Premium Times] "NAF crew is safe and have received cordial treatment from the host authorities."

[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 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.

[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.

[HRW] A Step Backward as Human Rights Are Under Threat

[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 Burkinab...

[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 linke...

[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 elect...

[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 Bur...

[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.