The UN has seen a resurgence of activity by the Islamic State in the Sahel as well as Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

Earlier this week, Burkina Faso’s junta expelled the top United Nations representative in the country, Carol ...

The Burkina Faso junta has expelled the UN regional coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, over a report alleging violations against children in the country. The top UN official in the country was ...

The military junta in Burkina Faso has declared the United Nations resident coordinator as “persona non grata” on its territory. On Monday, they accused her of spreading false information about ...

On Monday, August 18, 2025, Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has declared United Nations resident coordinator, Carol ...

Russia is moving to cement its influence in Africa’s Sahel region, hosting defence ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali, and ...

Burkina Faso's junta has expelled the UN's top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in ...

In a statement, the government accused Carol Flore-Smereczniak of participating in the preparation of the report — titled Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso — which it says is “without eviden ...

Burkina Faso has deemed Carol Flore-Smereczniak unfit to serve as a representative in its cooperation with the global body ...

OUAGADOUGOU - The government of Burkina Faso on Monday declared Carol Flore-Smereczniak, United Nations resident coordinator ...

Burkina Faso hit out at the “diplomatic hypocrisy” of France, the United Nations and other West African states for their treatment of Sahelian countries and threats to Niger, including its exclusion ...