Burkina Faso rejects U.S. request to host Trump-era deportees

Editorial TeamOctober 13, 202502 mins

By Joe Udo OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkina Faso has turned down a proposal from the United States to accept foreign nationals deported under President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, a move that further strains relations between Ouagadougou and Washington. Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré confirmed that Burkina Faso rejected several approaches from the U.S. government, describing…

AES: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger quit International Criminal Court (ICC)

Editorial TeamSeptember 24, 202501 mins

By Joe Udo BAMAKO (CONVERSEER) – The Confederation of Sahel States (AES), made up of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, has announced its immediate withdrawal from the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision was made public on Burkina Faso’s national broadcaster RTB by Communication Minister Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo, following a joint…