‘Barbaric’ attacks leave 44 civilians dead in Burkina Faso
‘Armed terrorist groups’ attacked two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border Forty-four civilians have been killed by “armed terrorist groups” in two...
Category : Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso expels reporters from two French newspapers
Le Monde and Libération correspondents sent home in junta’s latest move against media from former colonial power Burkina Faso has expelled correspondents from Le Monde...
Burkina Faso: 66 women and children freed after kidnap by armed assailants
Security forces stage rescue operation in country which is facing violent Islamist insurgency Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso...
Suspected jihadists kidnap 50 women in Burkina Faso
Many of the women had been picking fruit ‘because there is nothing left to eat’ as long-running insurgency hits food supplies Suspected jihadists have abducted...
UN rights chief urges rapid inquiry after 28 die in Burkina Faso town
Volker Türk says investigation launched by government into deaths in mainly Fulani and Muslim area should be rapid and open The head of the United...
Ally of Wagner Group boss injured in CAR after ‘assassination attempt’
Dmitry Sytii is under US sanctions for links with mercenary group founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is close to Vladimir Putin A Russian businessman believed...
Burkina Faso coup fuels fears of growing Russian mercenary presence in Sahel
North Africa analysts believe new leader Ibrahim Traoré may seek help from Moscow in fight against Islamic extremists Russian mercenaries may be poised for further...
African unions condemn latest ‘power grab’ in Burkina Faso
West African bloc said country’s second military coup in nine months was ‘inappropriate’ Gunshots rang out in Burkina Faso’s capital amid signs of lingering tensions...
Burkina Faso’s military leader ousted in second coup this year
Army officer Captain Ibrahim Traore has overthrown Paul-Henri Damiba, eight months after he took power Members of Burkina Faso’s army have seized control of state...
New malaria vaccine comes a step closer as experts say it’s ‘the best yet’
Latest trials on the R21 delight its creators who hope it can be approved next year but comes with fears that UK is set to...
