Eight soldiers killed in jihadist-torn Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Eight soldiers have died in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso announces French army operation officially over
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state... Read more
20 Feb, 2023
West African bloc maintains sanctions on junta regimes
Addis Ababa – West African leaders have maintained sanctions imposed on three military-ruled countries in the volatile Sahel region... Read more
20 Feb, 2023
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, 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 ‘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
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
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
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
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
