Tag: Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso hails Russia as a ‘strategic partner’
Burkina Faso's interim president, Capt Ibrahim Traore, has said he was satisfied with his country's military ties with Russia, which he described as "a...
UN Condemns Burkina Faso Security Forces for Killing At Least 150...
Burkina Faso's security forces have been accused of killing at least 150 civilians, including women and children, in the north of the country, according...
Dozens of Civilians reportedly Killed in Burkina Faso Village Raid
Late on Sunday night, authorities reported that dozens of civilians have been killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso.
The attack happened on Thursday...
Dozens of defence forces killed in Burkina Faso attack
Unidentified assailants have killed 40 people and wounded 33 others in an attack on the army and volunteer defence forces in northern Burkina Faso,...
Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attacks
Some 44 people have been killed after two deadly attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday, officials have said.
The twin attacks happened in the...
Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers
Burkina Faso has expelled journalists from two leading French newspapers, in the latest move against France by Burkina Faso's military junta.
Sophie Douce of Le...
AU reaffirms suspension of Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan
The African Union announced on Sunday that Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan will remain suspended from the pan-African organization following the summit in...
51 soldiers killed in North Burkina Faso
The bodies of at least 51 soldiers who were killed when their unit was ambushed last week in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso...
Burkina, Guinea, Mali lobby for AU return
The top diplomats of junta-ruled Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali have started lobbying to reinstate their countries into the African Union ahead of the...
16 Nigerians reportedly Shot Dead in Burkina Faso
The Jam'iyyatu Ansariddeen Attijaniyya of Nigeria announced that their adherents were alleged shot dead by Burkina Faso soldiers on their way to the home...