Burkina Faso West African leaders discuss sanctions on juntas Accra – West African leaders on Saturday opened a meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra to decide whether to ease... Read more 4 Jun, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina army kills jihadist chief, say security sources Ouagadougou – Armed forces in Burkina Faso have killed a jihadist commander blamed for some of the bloodiest attacks in... Read more 1 Jun, 2022
Burkina Faso Rebels kill 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, says governor Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed around 50 civilians in Burkina Faso, the Eastern region’s governor said on Thursday, in the... Read more 27 May, 2022
Burkina Faso Two dead in protest over arrested Burkina Faso gold miners Ouagadougou – Two people died and another was injured in clashes between security forces and protesting gold miners in... Read more 26 May, 2022
Burkina Faso Four miners missing for weeks in Burkina Faso found dead, says govt Ouagadougou – Rescuers in Burkina Faso have found the bodies of four of the eight miners who have been... Read more 25 May, 2022
Burkina Faso Ousted Burkina president ‘totally locked up’, his party says Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who was overthrown in an army putsch, has been “totally locked... Read more 24 May, 2022
Burkina Faso Five soldiers, 30 ‘terrorists’ killed in Burkina Faso clash Ouagadougou – Five soldiers and 30 “terrorists” were killed in fighting in northern Burkina Faso after the suspected jihadists... Read more 22 May, 2022
Burkina Faso At least 11 soldiers, 15 gunmen dead in Burkina Faso attacks, says army Ouagadougou – Eleven soldiers and 15 gunmen have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso,... Read more 20 May, 2022
Burkina Faso Demonstrators ‘ransack’ major Burkina Faso gold mine Ouagadougou – Seven people have been injured in western Burkina Faso after demonstrators opposed to the expulsion of local... Read more 19 May, 2022
Burkina Faso Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attacks Ouagadougou – Around 40 people, many of them civilian volunteers with the army, have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks... Read more 16 May, 2022