Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report
Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives Almost 1,000 civilians have been...
Category : Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, government source says
Military regime considering move after capital punishment abolished in west African country in 2018 Burkina Faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after...
Ecowas warns of ‘disintegration’ as juntas split from west African bloc
Breakaway union by military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger exposes growing fissures within the region The Ecowas grouping of west African countries has...
Brazil apologises after three diplomats’ Black teenagers searched at gunpoint
Ministry of foreign affairs forced to say sorry to Canada, Gabon and Burkina Faso embassies after incident Brazil’s ministry of foreign affairs has been forced...
Burkina Faso bans more media over coverage of alleged massacre
The Guardian and Le Monde among latest outlets blocked, following on from BBC and VOA last week Authorities in Burkina Faso have suspended further foreign...
Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group
Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflict Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed...
Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds
Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries...
About 170 people ‘executed’ in Burkina Faso village attacks, official says
Regional prosecutor says he received reports of deaths in three northern settlements as jihadist violence flares About 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three...
African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy
‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector In an attempt to avoid the “injustices and extractivism” of...
Raiders kill at least a dozen worshippers at Burkina Faso church
Atrocity took place during Sunday mass in Essakane village and has been blamed on a jihadi group active in the region At least 15 people...
