Ten dead after bus hits mine in Burkina Faso, says governor
Ouagadougou – Ten passengers riding a bus died when their vehicle struck a mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso orders UN co-ordinator to leave
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has ordered the UN’s coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the... Read more
24 Dec, 2022
MSF worker freed in Mali
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
Media condemnation in Burkina Faso after France’s RFI suspended
Ouagadougou – Media organisations in Burkina Faso have accused the ruling junta of a clampdown after Radio France Internationale... Read more
20 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso attacks kill two soldiers, six civilians
Ouagadougou – Two soldiers and six civilians were killed in weekend attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, security... Read more
19 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso calls Ghana claim it invited in Russian mercenaries ‘very serious’
Ouagadougou – A minister in Burkina Faso on Friday called a claim by Ghana’s president that the war-torn Sahel... Read more
18 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso army says air-land sweep kills 39 ‘terrorists’, one soldier
Ouagadougou – A single soldier and 39 suspected jihadists died in a 10-day security operation in volatile northwestern Burkina... Read more
17 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso calls in Ghana envoy over Russian mercenary claim
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Friday called in Ghana’s ambassador to protest allegations that the war-torn Sahel nation has... Read more
17 Dec, 2022
Ghana accuses Burkina Faso of inviting Russian Wagner mercenaries
Abidjan – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has accused his country’s neighbour Burkina Faso of inviting in mercenaries from Russian... Read more
16 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso to raise 150 million euros for war fund
Ouagadougou – The Burkina Faso government has announced plans to raise 152 million euros for a “fund to support... Read more
10 Dec, 2022
