Blaise Compaoré returns to Faso after 8 years in exile
In Burkina Faso, former President Blaise Compaoré arrived in Ouagadougou on Thursday. He is expected to participate alongside other former Heads of state in a […]
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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 […]
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: 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 reshuffles government
Burkina Faso’s interim president Michel Kafando reshuffled government to strengthen his political power three months before the West African nation is set to hold general […]
Burkina Faso: The transition must continue, UN official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman is in Burkina Faso with the Special Representative for West Africa Mohamed Ibn Chambas to meet with the […]
Burkina Faso: Prime Minister Nominee Generates Mixed Feelings
Interim President Michel Kafando has named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as Prime Minister of the one-year transitional government that should end with the election of […]
Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando selected transitional president
Diplomat Michel Kafando has been selected early Monday as the transitional president of Burkina Faso sixteen days after a popular uprising ousted Blaise Compaoré. The […]