Burkina: Thousands Demand Release of Bassolé
Over five thousand supporters took to the streets in Reo, a city located in the northern part of Burkina-Faso, to demand the release of Djibril […]
Gilbert Diendere
Burkina Faso: Gilbert Diendere charged over the murder of Sankara
Gilbert Diendere, the shadowy general behind the September failed coup in Burkina Faso, has now been formally charged over the murder of former President Thomas […]
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 […]
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: Coup leaders free Michel Kafando, ministers
The newly established National Democratic Council (NDC) in Burkina Faso, which took power on Thursday, has freed interim President Michel Kafando and two of his […]
Burkina Faso: Military coup, Compaore’s ally in charge of government
Burkina Faso’s military has overthrown the interim government in a coup that has plunged the capital city, Ouagadougou, into panic. The coup comes just three […]