Tag: Burkina Faso
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…
100 killed by terrorists in Burkina Faso: Untold story of an ambush
An estimated 100 people may have been killed by Jihadists who ambushed some buses in a mining convoy in Burkina…
Jihadists kill 16 in Burkina Faso
Unknown terrorists killed 16 people during an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government confirmed.
Jihadists strike in Burkina Faso again, 20 feared killed
Twenty people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a gold-mining site in northern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso stun Ghana in CHAN qualifier
Ghana suffered a 1-0 defeat to Burkina Faso in the first-leg qualifier of the 2020 Championship for African Nations (CHAN)…
10,000 Nigerian girls forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso
The Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ramatu Ahmed, says no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in…
G5 Sahel backs AfDB initiative to boost solar energy
G5 Sahel Heads of State have expressed their support for “Desert to Power’’, an Africa Development Bank (AfDB) initiative designed…
Over 29 killed in twin attacks in northern Burkina Faso
More than 29 people were killed in twin militant attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, local media reported Monday.
Burkina Faso jails General Deindere, Djibril Bassole for coup plot
A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday convicted and jailed General Gilbert Diendere and former foreign minister Djibrill Bassole…
15 villagers massacred by Jihadists
About 20 armed Jihadists have raided the village of Diblou in Burkina Faso's restive north, killing 15 people, plundering and…
Gunmen kill six in Burkina Faso Catholic church
Gunmen killed a priest and five parishioners during mass Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, northern…
French forces free 4 hostages in Burkina Faso
Four people, including two French tourists, abducted in early May in Benin, have been freed in Burkina Faso during a…
Pastor, 5 others killed after church service
Six people, including a pastor, were killed in an attack on a Christian church in Burkina Faso, a government spokesman…
Burkina Faso: Terrorists kill Pastor, 4 churchgoers i
Suspected terrorists have killed a pastor and four churchgoers in northern Burkina Faso, a state-owned radio station reported on Monday.
Four people, pastor killed in church attack in Burkina Faso
Five people, including a pastor died in an attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said…