Burkina Faso

Ten killed in jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – Ten civilians, including four security auxiliaries, have been killed by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, a... Read more

9 Aug, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso attacks kill 12 security personnel

Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed three soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, local and security... Read more

5 Aug, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso army says civilians killed in air raid

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army said on Wednesday that civilians had been killed in an air strike against jihadists,... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso town blockaded by jihadists warns of famine

Ouagadougou – Inhabitants of a town in northern Burkina Faso whose road access has been cut off by jihadists... Read more

3 Aug, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ex-leader Compaore apologises to family of slain Sankara

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination... Read more

27 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso rebels blasting bridges to isolate towns

Ouagadougou – Jihadist rebels last week blew up two bridges in northern Burkina Faso in a bid to isolate... Read more

20 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Jihadist attack in Burkina Faso leaves at least eight dead

Ouagadougou – At least eight people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a village in northern Burkina Faso at... Read more

19 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina arrests man after death threat to top journalist

Ouagadougou – Cybercrime police have arrested a man suspected of making death threats on social media against one of... Read more

19 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso jihadists kill five civilians, including child

Ouagadougou – A suspected jihadist attack killed five civilians including a child in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the... Read more

11 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s Damiba calls for ‘unity’ against jihadists

Ouagadougou – The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, speaking alongside ex-president Blaise Compaore, on Friday... Read more

10 Jul, 2022