Burkina Faso

UN urges ‘impartial’ probe after 28 killed in Burkina Faso

Geneva – The UN rights chief called on Saturday on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly... Read more

9 Jan, 2023

Ouagadougou – Twenty-eight bodies were found in northwest Burkina Faso at the weekend, the government said, as rights campaigners... Read more

4 Jan, 2023

Ouagadougou – Twenty-eight bodies were found in northwest Burkina Faso over the weekend, the government said, noting an investigation... Read more

3 Jan, 2023

Ouagadougou – Authorities were probing a new attempt to “destabilise” Burkina Faso involving a decorated senior officer, according to... Read more

29 Dec, 2022

Ouagadougou – Ten passengers riding a bus died when their vehicle struck a mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the... Read more

27 Dec, 2022

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has ordered the UN’s coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the... Read more

24 Dec, 2022

Bamako – A Burkinabe worker with the French-based medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) kidnapped in jihadist-torn Mali was... Read more

24 Dec, 2022

Abidjan – An Interpol-led operation in West Africa has “rescued” 90 victims of sexual exploitation and forced labour, including... Read more

22 Dec, 2022

Ouagadougou – Media organisations in Burkina Faso have accused the ruling junta of a clampdown after Radio France Internationale... Read more

20 Dec, 2022

Ouagadougou – Two soldiers and six civilians were killed in weekend attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, security... Read more

19 Dec, 2022