6 Killed in Terror Attack in Burkina Faso
On August 11th, five members of the national security force, the gendarmes, and one civilian were killed when the vehicle...
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Burkina Faso Capitol Rocked By Simultaneous Attacks
On March 2nd, seven soldiers and 9 assailants were killed, and 80 civilians were wounded during two simultaneous attacks on...
State Department Designates Ansarul Islam As A Terrorist Organization
On February 20th the United States State Department designated Ansarul Islam (AI) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, which results...
Leaked Security Memo Warns of Attacks Against Ghana and Togo
A recently leaked security memo, dated April 9, 2016, revealed the intention of an Islamic terrorist organization to attack Ghana...
Ivory Coast Becomes Newest Victim of AQIM
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) opened fire on a heavily packed beach in...
Jihadi Militants Take Fight to French in Burkina Faso
Blog Post: Jihadi Militants Take Fight to French in Burkina Faso On the evening of January 15, 2016, al-Qaeda affiliated...
Expect Violence in Burundi After President’s Decision to Seek Reelection
Burundi’s ruling political party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD),...
It isn’t a Coup in Burkina Faso
After days of unrest, Burkina Faso’s president Blaise Compaoré has agreed to step down. This comes after not only of days...
Burkina Faso’s Black Spring
The situation in Burkina Faso has deteriorated from bad to worse. The African country’s parliament was set to vote on...
Health of Democracy in Burkina Faso and the D.R.C.
Blaise Compaore has been the President of Burkina Faso for 27 years. Burkina Faso's National Assembly will begin to study...