The Digest:
The Nigerian Air Force has addressed reports of a forced landing in Burkina Faso, clarifying that one of its C-130 aircraft diverted to Bobo-Dioulasso following a technical concern shortly after takeoff from Lagos. The NAF described the action as a standard safety precaution and...
The Digest:
The Alliance of Sahel States has instructed its members, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, to “neutralise” any aircraft that violates its airspace, following the forced landing of a Nigerian Air Force plane in Burkina Faso. Rooted in the storm of regional tension, the directive...
The Digest:
Burkina Faso’s military government has detained 11 Nigerian military personnel and impounded a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft that entered its airspace without authorization and made an emergency landing.
Key Points
The Nigerian Air Force cargo plane was forced to land in Bobo...