Tag: Burkina Faso
Court Jail Two People To Life In Prison Over 2017 Restaurant...
A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced two people to life in prison over a deadly 2017 attack on a Turkish restaurant in the...
Burkina Faso Frees Four French Spies After Moroccan Mediation
Following mediation from Morocco, four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for a year have been released, Morocco and France said on Thursday.
This development...
ECOWAS Gives Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Six Months To Rethink Exit
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger...
Burkina Faso Appoints New Prime Minister
Just days after dissolving the government without providing any reason, Burkina Faso’s military junta over the weekend appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as the...
Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Sacks Interim Prime Minister, Dissolves Govt
Burkina Faso's military junta on Friday issued a decree sacking the interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government.
The decree...
Mali Govt Reportedly Arrests Prominent Politician For Criticizing Burkina Faso’s Military...
Mali's military junta has reportedly arrested one of the country's top politicians, Issa Kaou N’Djim, for criticizing the military rulers of neighbouring Burkina Faso.
It...
U20 WAFU B: “We Know Their Strengths And Weaknesses” – Zubairu...
Ahead of the opening group game on Thursday, the coach of the Nigeria's Flying Eagles Aliyu Zubairu has spoken about their group opponents.
The defending...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Investigate French Journalist For Jihadist Analysis
Prosecutors in the military junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being...
Burkina Faso Military Junta Uncovers Coup Plot After Criticism Over Jihadist...
Burkina Faso's military junta said it had uncovered an international plot to overthrow it after the massacre in August of hundreds of civilians by...
Military Convoy Carrying Civilians Ambushed In Burkina Faso – Governor
The regional governor, Ram Joseph Kafando on Wednesday said suspected jihadists ambushed a military convoy carrying more than 1,000 civilians in Burkina Faso last...