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 […]
Burkina Faso
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 […]
ECOWAS Summit in Ghana: Putschs and security on the agenda
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting in Accra on Thursday as three jihadist-hit countries in the region – Mali, […]
Burkina: Political parties ready to accompany the junta
In Burkina Faso, the head of the junta met yesterday with political party leaders. The new strong man of the country explained to them the […]
Burkina Faso junta meets with political parties in Ouagadougou
The military junta that has been in power in Burkina Faso since last week met Tuesday at the presidency in Ouagadougou with the leaders of […]
ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso from its bodies
Burkina Faso was suspended after the coup by the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the end of a virtual summit of the organization, […]
Burkina Faso: International community condemns military coup
The military coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso was widely condemned by the international community on Tuesday, with West African […]