Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the ...

A firestorm of criticism has erupted across Africa following remarks by U.S. General Michael Langley, head of the United ...

Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media. Facebook posts ...

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the three junta-led countries made their official exit from ECOWAS earlier in the year.

The military regime in Burkina Faso says its intelligence service has thwarted a plot to overthrow it this month. It claims ...

Since its founding in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a cornerstone of regional ...

Consumer goods as well as fuel and cocoa are all crossing Ghana’s northern border illegally, and in large volumes. It's costing the government billions of dollars in lost revenues. Ed Butler looks at ...

But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...

Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of ...

The company's customer base grew 4% to over 12 million users, driven by mobile internet (+6.3%), fiber optic services (+155.5%), and mobile money (+16.9%). Mobile money transaction volume increased 31 ...

The Mint Museum Randolph’s African art galleries are open again after closing for an extensive, multi-year renovation. The ...

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the three junta-led countries made their official exit from ECOWAS earlier in the year.