Burkina says will not take people deported from US
Abidjan – Burkina Faso, ruled by a junta hostile to the West, has refused to take in people kicked... Read more
10 Oct
Burkina junta arrests European NGO workers for ‘spying’
Abidjan – Burkina Faso’s military government said Tuesday it had arrested eight members of a humanitarian group, including three... Read more
8 Oct
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw from ICC
Abidjan – The military-led west African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Monday announced their withdrawal from... Read more
23 Sep
Burkina frees 2 journalists kidnapped last year
Abidjan – Two journalists kidnapped in Burkina Faso and missing for more than a year have been freed, their... Read more
18 Sep
Salah-inspired Egypt can seal World Cup slot by beating Burkina Faso
Johannesburg – Liverpool star Mohamed Salah could this week become the second African football icon after Achraf Hakimi to... Read more
8 Sep
Burkina Faso arrests French head of NGO accused of spying
Abidjan – The French head of an NGO in Burkina Faso specialising in humanitarian safety was arrested in Ouagadougou... Read more
4 Sep
Burkina Faso adopts law banning homosexuality
Abidjan – Junta-run Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to five years... Read more
2 Sep
Ivorian govt workers ‘kidnapped’ by Burkina volunteer force: sources
Abidjan – Six Ivorians working for a government refugee office have been “kidnapped” and taken over the border by... Read more
28 Aug
Burkina, Mali skip Nigeria-hosted African defence talks
Abuja – Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria Monday... Read more
26 Aug
Burkina junta expels UN official over report on child mistreatment
Abidjan – Burkina Faso’s junta on Monday declared the top resident UN official “persona non grata” for a United... Read more
19 Aug
