Burkina revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara ‘shot seven times’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, who was gunned down during a coup in 1987, was shot... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Eight Burkina Faso soldiers held over plot to ‘destabilise institutions’
Ouagadougou – Eight soldiers including a high-ranking commander have been detained over plans to “destabilise” Burkina Faso’s institutions, military prosecutors... Read more
12 Jan, 2022
Hosts Cameroon beat Burkina Faso in AFCON opener with Aboubakar double
Yaoundé – Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties as hosts Cameroon came from behind to beat Covid-ravaged... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
At least 13 civilians killed in Burkina Faso attacks
Ouagadougou – Thirteen civilians have been killed in separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso, a region battling a six-year-old... Read more
7 Jan, 2022
Jihadist raids leave 500 000 Burkina Faso children without schools
Ouagadougou – More than half a million children in Burkina Faso are unable to go to school because of attacks... Read more
6 Jan, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill 41 in Burkina Faso
Abidjan – Burkina Faso’s government declared two days of mourning starting on Sunday after 41 people died in an attack... Read more
26 Dec, 2021
Deaths reported as gunmen attack Niger border post
Niamey – An attack by armed men on a post on Niger’s border with Burkina Faso has left a number... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
Burkina Faso protest seeks ‘justice’ for 1998 murder of journalist Norbert Zongo
Ouagadougou – Several hundred people demonstrated on Monday in the Burkina Faso capital demanding “justice” for investigative journalist Norbert Zongo,... Read more
13 Dec, 2021
Burkina Faso president picks ex-nuclear monitor as PM
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Friday picked Lassina Zerbo, the former head of a top... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Demand for ‘government of fighters’ in troubled Burkina as PM quits
Ouagadougou – President Roch Marc Christian Kabore faced demands on Thursday for tougher action against Burkina Faso’s jihadist insurgency,... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
