By Zagazola Makama BAMAKO (CONVERSEER) – Images circulating on social media have drawn attention to what is described as a well-established militant training camp in Mali, reportedly operated by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). According to the accompanying claims, the facility possesses substantial infrastructure and was the venue for a graduation ceremony for a…
By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkina Faso’s Military junta announced that it had foiled what was described as a sophisticated plot to assassinate its military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana revealed the details in a national television broadcast, stating that intelligence services intercepted the operation in its final stages. He alleged…
By Zagazola Makama NIAMEY (CONVERSEER) – No fewer than 17 soldiers were killed, and several others declared missing following an attack on a military position in Yatakala, Gorouol area of the Tillabéri region of Niger Republic, preliminary reports have indicated. Zagazola report that the attack occurred in the early afternoon of 31 December 2025, when…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has announced the release and departure of the pilots and crew of the Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft (NAF 913) that had been detained in Burkina Faso. In a statement issued on Thursday, Ambassador Tuggar confirmed that following engagement in…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, held diplomatic engagements with Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, regarding a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 personnel that had been detained in the country. The engagements resulted in the immediate release…
By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkina Faso has reportedly moved the 11 detained Nigerian Soldiers into isolated detention. Apparently, the Nigerian government has been unable to formally prove to the Junta that the C-130 Aircraft was indeed flying to Portugal. The Junta suspects the aircraft was a spill from the ones deployed to thwart…
By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has confirmed that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was forced to land in Burkina Faso after entering the country’s airspace without authorisation. In a joint statement issued on Monday, the three military-led nations said…
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…
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…
