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

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali launch lobbying for African Union return

Dakar – The top diplomats of junta-ruled Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali have begun intense lobbying to reinstate their... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ‘requisitions’ 200kg of gold from Canadian miner

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta-led government says it has “requisitioned” 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of gold extracted by a... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

The raging jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – The West African state of Burkina Faso is in the grip of a jihadist insurgency that has... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

19 killed in Burkina Faso attacks

Ouagadougou -Nineteen people, including nine volunteers with the armed forces, were killed in two attacks in jihadist-torn Burkina Faso,... Read more

14 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

Twelve civilians killed in Burkina Faso unrest

Ouagadougou – At least 12 civilians died and six were injured in an attack by suspected jihadists in northwestern... Read more

13 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

Pro-junta activist in Burkina Faso escapes jail over death threats

Ouagadougou – A court on Friday sentenced the head of a pro-junta group in Burkina Faso to a two-year... Read more

11 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

Suspected rebels kill 15 security forces in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed eight civilian volunteers and seven gendarmes during an ambush in central-northern Burkina Faso, security... Read more

11 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

West Africa junta regimes seek reentry to regional blocs

Ouagadougou – Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups called for their reinstatement into... Read more

11 Feb, 2023

Burkina Faso

Ten killed in gold mine collapse in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – Ten people were killed when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in western Burkina Faso, a miners’ association... Read more

10 Feb, 2023