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…
