This is the second time this year that VOA is facing restrictions in the Sahel nation. In April, Burkina Faso pulled the ...

Egypt is home to one of the strongest helicopter fleets in the world, much less in Africa by far, with 100 attack helicopters ...

It has two 727-200Fs. Finally, you can also find the 727 in Burkina Faso (Air Force, one), the Cayman Islands (Starling Aviation, one), Kenya (Astral Aviation, one, and Safe Air, two), Mali (Air ...

This country has more fighter jets than helicopters, and most of its air force is combat-oriented. Burkina Faso has a total population of 22.5 million, and of these only 12,000 are in active service.

Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced the formation of the force following talks in ...

The G5, created in 2014, has secured only meagre results, with Mali also quitting the original five-nation force last year, also in the wake of a military coup. Leaders of the five countries ...

The West African bloc Ecowas has warned that it risks disintegration and worsened insecurity after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ... threatened to use military force, before backing down.

France, the former colonial power in Burkina Faso, urged its citizens in the country to "avoid any travel" and said that two Air France flights scheduled for late Monday had been cancelled.

Given the urgency of the situation, the possibility of reunifying ECOWAS may just about have a silver lining, if former ...

Jihadist attacks surge in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Violence driving ... intelligence with allies such as the French, who launched air strikes against the militants, and West African armies.