Tag: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's army has given civilians two weeks to evacuate vast areas in its northern and southeastern regions ahead of ...

Burkina Faso's army has ordered civilians to evacuate two large "military interest zones" in its northern and southeastern regions ahead ...

Architect Diebedo Francis Kere, recognised globally for his innovative, sustainable designs, was feted as a hero in Burkina Faso over the weekend, on ...

Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region’s ...

The dead bodies of four out of eight missing miners have been found at a zinc mine owned by Trevali ...

The African Union Peace and Security Council says it is concerned about the increase in food insecurity in Africa, especially ...

Fifteen soldiers and six civilians were killed on Sunday in attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso, neighbouring West African countries ...

The president of Burkina Faso's mines chamber said on Monday extra measures would be taken to increase security and help ...

At least 12 soldiers and four paramilitary fighters were killed and 21 wounded in an attack on an army base ...

Burkina Faso former President Roch Kabore, who had been detained since he was toppled in a military coup in January, ...

Burkina Faso's interim President Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under ...

The last time rebellious soldiers attempted to overthrow Burkina Faso's government in 2015, Marcel Tankoano was among thousands of protesters ...

The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week's military coup, effective until ...

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies over this week's military coup but ...

The junta that overthrew Burkina Faso's government warned ex-ministers not to leave the capital or obstruct its military officers during ...

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has expressed shock after the military staged a mutiny in Burkina Faso.

Celebrations erupted in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday evening (January 24) after the army said it had ousted the ...

Sustained gunfire rang out from military camps in Burkina Faso on Sunday as mutinying soldiers demanded more support for their fight against ...

A two-day mourning period has been declared after 41 people were killed in Burkina Faso earlier this week.

Burkina Faso's armed forces killed about 100 militants in a joint operation with Niger between Nov. 25 and Dec. 9 ...