Burkina Faso: Gilbert Diendere charged over the murder of Sankara
Gilbert Diendere, the shadowy general behind the September failed coup in Burkina Faso, has now been formally charged over the murder of former President Thomas […]
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Burkina Faso: Roch Marc Kabore wins presidential vote
Roch Marc Kabore, who served as Prime Minister under ousted president Blaise Compaore, has been declared winner of the West African nation’s first free and […]
Burkina Faso: Polls Unfolded Peacefully, Vote Counting Underway
Voters in Burkina Faso have voted Sunday for a new president and parliament in what is being called the country’s most open election in its […]
Burkina Faso: 14 candidates kick off presidential poll campaign
A presidential campaign, initially set for October but delayed by a failed coup, has finally kicked off on Sunday in Burkina Faso. Fourteen candidates are […]
Burkina Faso: coup leaders’ assets frozen
Judicial authorities in Burkina Faso on Saturday froze the assets of General Gilbert Diendere and 13 other individuals believed to have had a role in […]
Burkina Faso: Reconciliation committee wants presidential guard disbanded
Burkina Faso’s powerful presidential guard, known locally as the RSP, should be sacked, the national reconciliation commission said on Monday. The elite unit is accused […]
Burkina transitional council indicts President Compaore for high treason
Burkina Faso’s transitional council has indicted on Thursday, the former President Blaise Compaore and some senior members of his government for high treason. The National […]
Burkina Faso: Prime Minister Nominee Generates Mixed Feelings
Interim President Michel Kafando has named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as Prime Minister of the one-year transitional government that should end with the election of […]
Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando selected transitional president
Diplomat Michel Kafando has been selected early Monday as the transitional president of Burkina Faso sixteen days after a popular uprising ousted Blaise Compaoré. The […]
Burkina Faso: Draft Transition Charter Finalized
After tough negotiations and extensive debates, leaders of opposition political parties, civil society, religious bodies and traditional rulers approved on Sunday the final version of […]