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…
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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…
A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has resumed the trial of the alleged killers of revolutionary leader and former President Thomas Sankara, days after the military…
The African Union on Monday suspended Burkina Faso a week after the volatile country suffered its latest coup, as envoys from West Africa and the UN…
There are fears a coup might have occurred in Burkina Faso after soldiers revolted on Sunday, shooting in several barracks across the country with President Roch…
Police have fired tear gas at protestors who blocked roads and hurled rocks in Burkina Faso’s capital, as anger grows over the government’s failure to stop…
Burkina Faso said that it is restricting access to Facebook over alleged security reasons. Government spokesman, Alkassoum Maiga announced the move against the US-based social media…