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December 22, 2025, 3:14 am
All of Africa Today - December 19, 2025
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Nigerian Air Force C-130 Crew Continues Mission After Burkina Faso Release
- [Leadership] The Nigerian Air Force C-130 crew, which was earlier detained in Burkina Faso and released on yesterday, has continued its mission from the country to Portugal using the same aircraft.
Nigeria Apologises Over Burkina Faso Military Flight That Saw 11 Servicemen Detained
- [Nile Post] Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet into Burkinabè airspace, an incident that led to the detention of 11 Nigerian servicemen.
Tuggar and the Nigerian Air Force Eleven in Ouagadougou, By Simbo Olorunfemi
- [Premium Times] Whatever happens, it always comes back to diplomacy, as we have seen in this case. Diplomacy usually finds a way to win. Eventually.
Uncertainty Over NAF Aircraft Departure to Portugal After Release in Burkina Faso
- [Vanguard] The Federal Government has expressed uncertainty over the current status of the 11 soldiers and aircraft detained in Burkina Faso, casting doubt on reports that they have departed for Portugal.
Govt Confirms Release of Nigerian Aircraft, Soldiers After Tuggar Meets Burkina Faso Leader
- [Vanguard] The Federal Government has confirmed the release of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft and 11 soldiers detained in Burkina Faso after a forced landing.
Burkina Faso Releases Detained 11 NAF Pilots, Crew Members
- [Leadership] Burkina Faso has released 11 pilots and crew members of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), nine days after their detention for landing in the West African neighbouring country
Reps Raise Concern About Nigerian Air Force Aircraft Grounded in Burkina Faso
- [Premium Times] The lawmakers mandated key committees to engage relevant ministries and security agencies to ensure a swift and transparent resolution amid accusations by the Alliance for Sahel States (AES).
NAF Debunks Detained Military Aircraft Engaged in Espionage, Forced to Land in Burkina Faso
- [Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has debunked as false claims and insinuations making the rounds on social media, alleging that its C-130 aircraft, currently being held in Burkina Faso, was forced to land on suspicion of espionage.
11 Soldiers Yet to Be Released in Burkina Faso - Govt
- [Vanguard] ...Says we're on top of the situation
NAF Aircraft Was Never On Any Mission in Burkina Faso - Military Source
- [Vanguard] The Nigerian military has debunked reports alleging that a Nigerian military aircraft was involved in a clandestine intelligence operation in Burkina Faso, describing the claims as false, misleading and unsupported by facts.
7 Days After, Nigerian Aircraft, Soldiers Still Detained in Burkina Faso
- [Leadership] The Nigerian military aircraft C-130 carrying 11 soldiers that made emergency landing in Burkina Faso over technical challenge, have remained detained by the authorities in Ouagadougou seven days after.
Sahel - Gold At the Heart of Relations With the United Arab Emirates
- [Centre 4s] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. Togo, a gold producer, is also of interest. All these countries are also fighting terrorism, which the UAE is combating everywhere. In 2024, the UAE imported nearly 1,400 tons of gold, worth over $105 billion, more than half of which--$748 billion--came from Africa.1 While its traceability is
All of Africa Today - December 10, 2025
- [allAfrica]
Airspace Violations - Nigeria, Sahel States Differ Over Detained Aircraft, Soldiers
- [Vanguard] Bobo Dioulasso--Conflicting accounts yesterday trailed the detention of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, C-130 plane and 11 soldiers onboard in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Nigerian Air Force Clarifies Aircraft Landing in Burkina Faso, Says Crew Safe
- [Premium Times] "NAF crew is safe and have received cordial treatment from the host authorities."
Plans Ongoing for C-130 Aircraft to Resume Flight to Portugal From Burkina Faso - NAF
- [Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force said on Tuesday that following the emergency landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso over technical concerns on Monday, plans are ongoing to resume the flight to Portugal as scheduled.
Burkina Faso Junta Restores Death Penalty
- [HRW] A Step Backward as Human Rights Are Under Threat
NAF - Our C-130 Made Precautionary Landing in Burkina Faso Over Technical Issue
- [Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has clarified that its C-130 military aircraft, reportedly detained in Burkina Faso over an alleged airspace violation, made a safe precautionary landing due to technical concerns.
Nigerian Military Flight Grounded in Burkina Faso Over Alleged Airspace Violation
- [Vanguard] The allied military-led nations of the Sahel denounced the emergency landing of a Nigerian military aircraft in Burkina Faso on Monday, while collectively threatening action against violations of their airspace.
AES Accuses Nigeria of Violating Airspace Over Military Aircraft Emergency Landing in Burkina Faso
- [Premium Times] According to the statement, the aircraft, identified as a C130 belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, touched down in Bobo Dioulasso, a major city in the south-west of the country, during an in-flight emergency while transiting Burkinabè airspace.
Burkina Faso Moves to Reinstate Death Penalty As Junta Overhauls Penal Code
- [RFI] Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes including treason, terrorism and espionage.
Govt Deports 20 Burkinabés
- [Liberian Observer] The government, through the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has deported twenty Burkinabé nationals from Grand Kru County, intensifying national debate over irregular migration, land use, and environmental degradation linked to foreign farming activities in rural Liberia.
Burkina Faso - Three Years of Broken Promises
- [IPS] Montevideo, Uruguay -- Three years ago, Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso with two promises that have proved hollow: to address the country's deepening security crisis and restore civilian rule. Now he has postponed elections until 2029, dissolved the independent electoral commission and pulled the country out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Burkina Faso has become a military dictatorship.
Blandine Sankara - 'Agroecology Is a Form of Resistance and Decolonization'
- [People's Dispatch] Founded by Thomas Sankara's sister, Yelemani Association inspires the fight against desertification in Burkina Faso.
Additional World Bank Financing to Build Human Capital
- [World Bank] Ouagadougou -- The Government of Burkina Faso and the World Bank have signed a credit agreement for additional financing of $100.4 million to support the Human Capital Protection Project, in its Continuity of Basic Social Services in Burkina Faso component.
Burkina Faso Begins Producing Solar-Powered Electric Cars With Help From China
- [People's Dispatch] The Sahel country inaugurated an electric vehicle assembly plant in January 2025, revolutionizing the national automotive sector.
