Diplomatic row between Paris and Ouagadougou
In Burkina Faso, comments made by the French ambassador, Luc Hallade, have angered and created controversy to such an extent that some civil society organizations […]
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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 […]
Armed men dynamite a bridge on a major road in Burkina Faso
Armed individuals dynamited a bridge in Naré, a town between Kaya and Dori on one of the main roads linking Ouagadougou to the north of […]
Body of last missing miner in Burkina Faso finally found
The last lifeless body of one of the eight miners trapped underground since 16 April in a zinc mine in Burkina Faso was found on […]
Burkina Faso’s junta leader meets overthrown President Roch Kaboré
The head of the junta in Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, received on Tuesday Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the former President he overthrew in […]
Sankara trial: 807.5 million CFA francs in damages for the guilty
The Military court in Ouagadougou on Tuesday sentenced former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and nine other defendants to pay more than 800 million CFA […]
Burkina Faso asks ECOWAS to send military observers
ECOWAS had asked Burkina Faso on Wednesday to provide a reasonable timetable for the return of civilians to power. Ouagadougou wanted more time and the […]
Russian gold mine in Faso closed for security reasons
Russian gold producer Nordgold has announced the shutdown for “security reasons” of the Taparko mine, Burkina Faso’s main private mine, located in the north of […]
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, […]