Burkina Faso Burkina Faso to recruit 5 000 soldiers to battle jihadists Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso announced on Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for... Read more 25 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s ex-leader Sankara buried at site of his murder Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s former leader and anti-colonial icon Thomas Sankara and 12 of his followers were buried at... Read more 24 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Nearly 70 troops killed in two jihadist attacks in troubled Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed at least 15 soldiers in troubled northern Burkina Faso, just three days after an... Read more 22 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso parties rally around junta following deadly ambush Ouagadougou – Political parties and civil groups in Burkina Faso voiced their backing for the ruling junta on Tuesday... Read more 22 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Botswana loses a third of rhino to poaching in five years Gaborone – Botswana revealed on Monday that it suffered a huge spike in rhino poaching during five years up... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso New toll says 51 Burkina Faso troops killed in ambush Ouagadougou – At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Eight soldiers killed in jihadist-torn Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Eight soldiers have died in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso announces French army operation officially over Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state... Read more 20 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso West African bloc maintains sanctions on junta regimes Addis Ababa – West African leaders have maintained sanctions imposed on three military-ruled countries in the volatile Sahel region... Read more 20 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Former Burkina Faso leader Sankara to be reburied this week Ouagadougou – The body of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara is to be buried Thursday alongside 12 comrades... Read more 18 Feb, 2023