At least eight people were killed by armed militants while collecting water in a northern Burkinabè town on Monday, the mayor said, taking the death toll…
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In recent years, insurgency has been a tremendous increase, with the death tolls in neighbouring Mali overshadowing those of Burkina Faso, conflict statistics aggregator – the…
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lt Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba named Albert Ouedraogo as his prime minister Thursday. The move came a day after Damiba was inaugurated…
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lieut. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was inaugurated Wednesday as the transitional president under the West African country’s recently adopted charter. Damiba’s inauguration…
Burkina Faso’s new military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has approved a transitional charter which will allow him stay three years in power. The charter which was drawn-up by a…
Burkina Faso’s military leadership is considering a 30-month transition period to restore constitutional order following a coup last month, according to a drafted proposal. A commission…
At least 60 people were killed and many more injured in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso. Authorities said that the…
Residents in Burkina Faso have reacted to Coup Leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Damiba’s inauguration. Damiba was sworn in as president on Wednesday, less than a…
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been sworn in as the new president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday in a televised ceremony. Damiba, head of the Patriotic…
More than two weeks after a military coup deposed President Roch Kabore, the United Nations Security Council expressed “serious concern” about the unconstitutional change of government…