Niger: 21 dead in bus & truck attack near Burkina
At least twenty-one people, including two policemen, were killed Wednesday in an attack by suspected jihadists on a bus and a truck in the troubled […]
Burkina Faso
President Damiba launches a “mobilization order” for former soldiers
The situation continues to deteriorate in Burkina Faso. Civilians and soldiers are regularly killed. Transitional President Paul-Henri Damiba has issued a decree calling for the […]
Burkina Faso: Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré becomes first African to win Pritzker Prize
An African winner of the 2022 Pritzker Prize. This is a first. The greatest prize in architecture was awarded this Tuesday, March 15 to Diébédo […]
Barkhane force has no intention of deploying to Burkina
Operation Barkhane will not be deployed in Burkina Faso. This was made known by General Laurent Michon, commander of the Barkhane force, during a visit […]
A dozen civilians killed in an attack on a gold mine in Burkina
At least 11 people were killed Saturday in an attack on an artisanal gold mine in northern Burkina Faso, two days after a similar attack […]
Niger: Five soldiers killed in mine explosion
Five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the explosion of an improvised mine in the southwestern department of Torodi, where jihadist attacks with improvised explosive devices […]
Burkina sets up a government of 25 ministers to lead the Transition
Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, named a new government of 25 ministers to lead the country during a three-year transition. General […]
Burkina: Who is Albert Ouédraogo, the new Prime Minister of the Transition?
Twenty-four hours after his inauguration as President of Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba chose Dr. Albert Ouédraogo to lead the future transitional government. The new […]
Burkina Faso: Paul-Henri Damiba calls for a general audit of the administration
Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba has just been sworn in as president of the transitional government and is calling for a general audit of the public […]
Burkina Faso: Three years of transition before elections
The transition period before a return to constitutional order in Burkina Faso, where a coup d’état took place on January 24, was set at three […]