Tag: Burkina Faso
AFCON 2017: Burkina Faso force Cameroon to a draw
Burkina Faso fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on the opening day of the 2017 Africa Cup…
Burkina Faso: Kabore appoints economist Prime Minister
Burkina Faso’s president has named economist Paul Kaba Thieba as prime minister. President Marc Roch Christian Kabore announced Thieba’s appointment…
Osinbajo arrives Burkina Faso for inauguration of new president
President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented today by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the inauguration of a new…
Buhari congratulates Kabore on his election as Burkina Faso President
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his…
Eagles land in Burkina Faso
The delegation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles B landed in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on Friday at about 10.10pm Nigerian…
Oliseh on sick bed thanks Nigerians
Recuperating Super Eagles handler, Sunday Oliseh has said that he is overwhelmed by the messages of support, well wishes and…
CHAN qualifier: Burkina Faso moves Eagles match to Sunday
Federation Burkinabe de Foot-Ball, Burkina Faso’s football governing body, has moved the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) final qualifying match…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fans to win decoders, other gifts
Some lucky fans coming to the fourth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night on 25 October are to go home…
CHAN Qualifier: My team lost concentration – Burkina Faso coach
Burkina Faso National team coach, Traore Drissa, said on Saturday that his team lost to Nigeria over a lack of…
Eagles set for Burkina Faso clash —Coach
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf said on Friday that the Super Eagles B are fully prepared for the Etalons…
Burkina Faso court charges general, ex-minister over coup
(Reuters) – A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday charged a general and a former foreign minister with crimes including…
Burkina Faso coup leader handed over to government
The leader of a short-lived coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, was handed over to authorities on Thursday after…
Burkina Faso coup leader in police custody
AFP – General Gilbert Diendere, the leader of Burkina Faso’s short-lived coup, was in police custody on Thursday, a security…
Burkina Faso disbands elite unit behind coup
Reuters – Burkina Faso’s cabinet on Friday dissolved the elite presidential guard that took the president and prime minister hostage…
How Nigeria, ECOWAS restored civil rule in Burkina Faso – Osinbajo
The Federal government yesterday joined in the facilitation of the quick restoration of civilian rule in Burkina Faso a day…
APC hails ECOWAS, Buhari on return of Interim Govt. in Burkina Faso
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its leadership role in…
Burkina Faso army enters capital as coup leaders free president
Ouagadougou (AFP) – Burkina Faso army troops have entered the capital Ouagadougou without resistance and begun negotiating the surrender of…
Buhari to host Special ECOWAS summit on political crisis in Burkina Faso
President Muhammadu Buhari will host an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads…
Buhari condemns Burkina Faso coup, calls for civil transition immediately
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria unreservedly condemned Wednesday’s detention of the interim President, the Prime Minister…
Soldiers crush protests as military seizes power in Burkina Faso
(Reuters) – Heavily armed troops crushed protests in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou after a former spy chief seized power in…
Outrage over Burkina Faso coup
Outrage has continued to greet the military take-over of the government in the tiny West African country of Burkina Faso.…
Burkina Faso guards detain president, prime minister
AFP – Burkina Faso’s presidential guard detained the interim president and prime minister, plunging the west African country into uncertainty…
Burkina Faso, S/Africa are beatable, Glo charges U-23 Eagles, Falcons
National U-23 team, Dream Team VI and the female national team, Super Falcons have been advised by telecommunications giant, Globacom,…
Burkina approves law barring Compaore backers from office
Burkina Faso’s President Michel Kafando on Friday signed into law a controversial new electoral code that excludes figures linked to…
Burkina Faso recalls 10 ambassadors linked to ousted leader
Burkina Faso’s interim leader Michel Kafando has recalled 10 ambassadors who were appointed by his ousted predecessor and were seen…
Basketball: Nigeria’s 18-Man Squad Storm Ouagadougou
Nigeria senior men basketball team D’Tigers will travel to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Friday for the first leg tie against…
Nigerian Sex Slave Dies In B/Faso
Simon Ateba A Nigerian sex slave who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…
Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso
By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the West African country of Burkina Faso has been found…
Akpoborie: Keshi Free To Pick B/Faso Job
Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie has told out of contract Coach Stephen Keshi to pick the coaching job of Burkina…
Thousands protest Burkina presidential guard
Several thousand people took to the streets of the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou on Saturday to demand the dissolution of…