Tag: Burkina Faso
Jihadists kill 17 soldiers, 36 volunteers in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso saw two military coups last year, triggered -- as in neighbouring Mali and Niger -- by anger at…
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…