“Russia’s African Experiment”: Putin’s Success in Burkina Faso Post-French Departure
In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, a poster offering free Russian language courses is attached to the iconic globe structure at a major road junction known […]
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso Renews Backing to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan and Hails Royal Efforts for Peace in Africa
Burkina Faso has reaffirmed steadfast support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty and praised the tireless efforts made by King […]
Ghanaian President visited Faso after controversial comments on Wagner
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo visited Burkina Faso on Wednesday, five months after his controversial remarks on the presence of mercenaries from the Russian group Wagner […]
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 […]
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 […]