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 […]
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US condemns Rwandan parliament over Kagame’s third term vote
The United States has condemned on Wednesday a vote by Rwanda’s two houses of parliament to approve a change to their constitution that allows President […]
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 […]
India-Africa Summit Kicks off Monday
The third India-Africa Forum Summit convening in New Delhi October 26 through 29 under the topic “Reinvigorated Partnership, Shared Vision” will be attended by over […]
Burkina-Faso: Autopsy of late Sankara shows his body ‘riddled with bullets’
An autopsy has shown the suspected remains of Burkina Faso’s ex-president Thomas Sankara were riddled with bullets, strengthening assertions that he was executed in a […]
Burkina Faso: Coup leader and ex-foreign minister charged
A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday charged a general and a former foreign minister with crimes including threatening state security and murder in the […]
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 […]
“I have returned to work,” Burkina Faso’s interim President
Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said on Wednesday he was back in power and […]
Burkina Faso’s army loyalists call junta to surrender or face attack
Troops loyal to Burkina Faso’s interim government told soldiers behind a coup to disarm and surrender on Tuesday or face attack, a senior loyalist officer […]
Burkina Faso: Ecowas mediators announce deal to end post-putsch crisis
Africa’s regional mediators said they negotiated a draft deal on Sunday to end the post-putsch crisis in Burkina Faso after they had failed to secure […]