Tag: Burkina Faso
Just In: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali form military pact
The Niger junta, which took power in a military coup on July 26, has created a military alliance with neighbouring…
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger discuss response to ECOWAS military threat
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have all been under military rule since coups in their respective countries and had therefore…
Airstrikes kill hundreds of terrorists in Burkina Faso
No less than 60 civilians were killed when armed militiamen attacked a village in the Tapoa region of the country's…
Buhari reacts to horrific killing of 15 Nigerians in Burkina Faso
A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the president has received the tragic news of the murder of a…
Terrorists kidnap 50 women searching for food
Landlocked Burkina Faso is one of the poorest and most volatile nations in the world. Since 2015, it has been…
UN backs Barbara Manzi, slams Burkina Faso
When contacted, a government spokesperson did not immediately say why it had labelled Manzi, the UN’s Resident Coordinator in Burkina…
Guterres concerned over coup in Burkina Faso
According to him, “Burkina Faso needs peace, stability, and unity to fight terrorist groups and criminal networks operating in parts…
Another coup hits Burkina Faso, army Captain overthrows military leader
Earlier on Friday, Lt Col Damiba urged the population to remain calm after heavy gunfire was heard in parts of…
Roadside bombs kill 15 soldiers in Burkina Faso
The incident occurred on a rural road in the Bam province of the country's Central-North region, where soldiers and civilians…
48 hours of bloodshed in Burkina Faso as 34 killed by gunmen
Burkina Faso has been battling Islamist militants active in northern regions, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State,…
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea gets ultimatum
But the ECOWAS leaders rejected a three-year transition proposed by coup leaders who seized power in Guinea in September.
Gunmen kill 8 in naming ceremony
AIB reported that gunmen broke into Sandiaba village, located about four kilometers to Soudoughin in the province of Koulpelogo, on…
Jihadists massacre 86 in Seytenga town, UN mourns
On Monday evening Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, declared a 72-hour national mourning period for the attack.
Terrorists massacre 50 travellers in Burkina Faso
The victims were traveling to a town in the nearby commune of Pama, close to the borders with Benin and…
12 Burkinabe soldiers, 4 volunteers killed in terrorists’ attack
Burkina Faso is grappling with rising jihadi violence linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group that’s killed thousands and…
Burkinabe ex-president Compaore jailed for life for Sankara murder
Compaore was charged in absentia along with his former Head of Security, Hyacinthe Kafando, who was also sentenced to life…
American nun Tennyson kidnapped by gunmen in Burkina Faso
Tennyson had been serving since 2014 in a community of nuns in the parish of Yalgo, part of the diocese…
Terrorists kill 13 soldiers in east Burkina Faso attack
Security in Burkina Faso has worsened since 2015, with terrorist attacks killing more than 1,000 people and displacing over 1…
Burkina Faso junta defies ECOWAS, AU with 3-year rule
The charter was approved by the conference and signed by Damiba in the early hours of Tuesday after a day-long…
Burkina Faso coup leader Damiba promises to curb terrorism
Damiba has not said how long he plans to hold power, but has promised to work with the regional bloc,…
We lost to professional misconduct: Burkina Faso captain Traore
Traoré who won the man-of-the-match award, blamed the loss on his team mates, saying that it was a result of…
Cameroon in great comeback to beat Burkina Faso for AFCON Bronze
Two minutes later, Aboubakar equalised for Cameroon, firing the rebound into the bottom left corner after the ball broke to…
AFCON 2021: We must learn and move forward, says Cameroon coach
Cameroon was knocked out of the 2021 AFCON tournament after losing 1-3 to Egypt in a penalty shootout following a…
AFCON: Burkina Faso ready for Indomitable Lions, says Coach Malo
The Stallions of Burkina will do battle against the Indomitable Lions for the consolation prize of a podium finish at…
Why ECOWAS has not sanctioned Burkina Faso junta
"We have engaged them. And they have shown interest that they want to work with ECOWAS towards the restoration of…
Senegal thrash Burkina Faso to reach AFCON finals
Mane then capped a brilliant performance with a superb finish on 87 minutes to take his country to AFCON final.
ECOWAS-UN mission meets Burkina Faso junta, Kabore
The members of the joint mission also visited ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who's in good health, according to…
AU suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The AU suspended two other West African members, Mali and Guinea, after their own military takeovers in 2021. The coup…
Breaking: Burkina Faso knock out Tunisia, hit AFCON Semis
The Stallions of Burkina Faso have beaten Tunisia 1-0 to move into the Semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations…
ECOWAS meets on Burkina Faso coup next week
A delegation of ECOWAS defence chiefs will travel to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, followed by a ministerial mission…