Tag: Burkina Faso
ECOWAS summons extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso
The ECOWAS also "strongly condemned this coup by the military which marks a major democratic setback for Burkina Faso".
Face of Sandaogo Damiba Burkina Faso’s new strongman
The coup was timed with the public anger against Kabore over his failure to stem the Jihadist crisis, plaguing the…
Coup in Burkina Faso, mutinying soldiers arrest President Kabore
Kabore's arrest followed heavy gunfire around his residence on Sunday night in the capital Ouagadougou.
Burkina Faso hit AFCON quarter-final after epic shootout
Ismahila Ouedraogo scored the winning penalty for Burkina Faso, putting the ball into the right side of the goal past…
Mutiny in Burkina Faso by soldiers but not coup d’etat
Protesters also ransacked the headquarters of President Roch Kabore's political party and set it ablaze.
Burkina Faso denies army takeover after barracks gunfire
Sustained gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, but the government denied the military…
AFCON: Aboubakar’s brace earns Cameroon victory over Burkina Faso
Aboubakar converted another penalty on first half added time to give Cameroon 2-1 lead.
100 terrorists killed in offensive by Burkina Faso, Nigerien armies
The operation at the border of the two countries was staged between November 25 and December 9.
Militants kill 4 Burkinabe soldiers
The assault came a day after protesters massed in the capital Ouagadougou, accusing the government of failing to stop the…
10 civilians, 9 soldiers shot dead in security post attack
Armed Islamist militias allied to terrorist groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda, were known to be active in Burkina…
UNHCR: Jihadists spike asylum seekers in Burkina Faso
UNHCR) said rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to flee both…
Burkina Faso’s President Kabore sacks defence minister
Amidst increasing Jihadist threats, Burkina Faso's president Roch Kabore has sacked defence minister Cheriff Sy who was in the post…
Child soldiers aged 12-14 massacre 130 in Burkina Faso
Child soldiers aged between 12 and 14 carried out the massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130…
11 Burkina Faso policemen killed in ambush, 4 missing
Eleven police officers were killed and four are missing after their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso late on…
Deadliest attack: 132 villagers killed by gunmen
At least 100 people were killed in a “barbaric attack” by gunmen targeting a village in north-eastern Burkina Faso, President,…
JUST IN: ISWAP gunmen kill 15 at baptism
Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be connected with Al Qaeda or ISWAP killed 15 people who were gathered for a baptism…
Compaore charged with the murder of Thomas Sankara
Burkina Faso has charged former President Blaise Compaore with the 1987 murder of then charismatic President Thomas Sankara.
Burkina Faso: Kabore begins second term
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso was on Monday inaugurated for the second five-year term after winning the…
Re-election of President Kabore validated by council
The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso on Friday proclaimed the incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kabore as winner of 22…
Burkina Faso’s President Kabore wins re-election
Burkina Faso's incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won the November 22 presidential election, to secure a second term…
IMF approves debt relief for 19 African countries(The List)
The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries, to help them free up funds…
Africa’s coronavirus cases explode, 6th minister positive
Vincent Dabilgou, Burkina Faso's Minister of Transport tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, as cases exploded across Africa, reaching a…
Burkina Faso worst hit by coronavirus in West Africa
Burkina Faso reported 32 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total to 146, the highest in West Africa.
Coronavirus: 5th minister, US ambassador Andrew Young test positive
Burkina Faso's Minister of Trade and Industry Harouna Kabore and Ambassador Andrew Robert Young tested positive for coronavirus
Updated: 4 ministers test positive for coronavirus
Four ministers in Burkina Faso have tested positive for coronavirus, as the country slammed a curfew and closed all land,…
Alpha Barry Burkina Faso foreign minister tests positive
Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Alpha Barry has tested positive for COVID-19, the fourth minister to be infected in the country
Gunmen kill pastor, 23 others and kidnap 3
Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said
7 students, others die in land mine explosion
At least 14 people, including seven students, were killed on Saturday in Toeni, Sourou province, in northwestern Burkina Faso when…
80 terrorists, 31 women killed in attack on Burkina military base
A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women. Seven soldiers and…
U.S citizens warned not to travel to Burkina Faso
The United States of America raised its travel advisory for Burkina Faso to level 4, advising citizens not to travel…