The coup in Faso left two dead, according to the junta
Two people were killed and a dozen injured in the January 24 coup that toppled elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso, the […]
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Death of the President of the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso
The president of the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso, Kassoum Kambou, aged 66, died Saturday in Paris where he had been evacuated for medical treatment, […]
Burkina Faso: Damiba at the front to galvanize military against the jihadists
The junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba visited two regions hard hit by terrorism to encourage soldiers engaged in the fight against jihadists. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba […]
Cooperation: Denmark suspends aid to Burkina Faso and Mali
Denmark announces that it will partially suspend its development aid to Burkina Faso due to the military coup and to Mali after the forced departure […]
Jihadist attack leaves two dead in Malian army
Two Malian soldiers were killed early Sunday in northern Mali in an attack on their post blamed on jihadists, the army announced on social networks. […]
Six dead, 10 injured in Benin ambush
Five forest rangers and a soldier were killed and ten people wounded in an ambush Tuesday in a transboundary nature park managed by Benin, Burkina […]
Thirty jihadists killed by Malian army and European Takuba force
Some thirty jihadists were killed in early February in the Malian Liptako by European Special Forces of the Takuba group and the Malian armed forces […]
Burkina Faso: The junta sets up a commission of 15 citizens to get the country out of the crisis
The Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, the Burkinabe military junta that has been in power since January 24, announced on Saturday night the creation of […]
AU Summit: African presidents condemn “wave” of coups
African leaders at the African Union (AU) summit have “unequivocally” condemned the recent “wave” of coups on the continent, the pan-African organization’s commissioner for political […]
Burkina Faso escapes new ECOWAS sanctions
No new sanctions have been imposed on Burkina Faso. The information was confirmed by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri […]