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 […]
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Burkina Faso: Commission proposes 30-month transition
A Commission set up early February by the military junta that seized power a month ago in Burkina Faso has proposed a 30-month transition before […]
Burkina’s new regime seeks media support
The new Head of state of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met with associations of journalists to give the deep motivations of the […]
Africa Cup of Nations 2022 for Women: All qualified teams are known
The twelve teams that will play in the next African Women’s Cup of Nations (CAN 2022), scheduled for July 2-23 in Morocco, are known. Burkina […]
Death toll from gold mining explosion in Burkina Faso rises to 63
Sixty-three people were killed and almost as many injured in an explosion followed by a fire on Monday at a gold mining site in the […]
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 […]
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. […]