Burkina Faso
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:21:47 GMTCSOs, OSIWA Urge ECOWAS to Lift Sanctions, Support Inclusive Political Transitions in Guinea, Mali & Burkina Faso
[GhanaToday] NGO Group at the News Conference
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:02:46 GMTBurkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Togo and Eswatini Offer Diverse Prospects in Group B
[CAF] Eswatini, a team from COSAFA, must familiarize themselves with the habits and customs of West Africa since they have to face three West African countries in the TotalEnergies AFCON Qualifiers, namely Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Togo.
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:44:30 GMTWafu U-20 - Ghana Drawn Against Nigeria, B' Faso
[Ghanaian Times] The Black Satellites will come up against Nigeria and Burkina Faso in the Group stage of the WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship to be staged in Niger May 7-20, 2022.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:32:56 GMTAs Blaise Campaore Is Sentenced
[Daily Trust] Last week Wednesday, Burkina Faso's former president, Blaise Compaoré and his former head of security, Hyacinthe Kafando, were sentenced in absentia to life in jail over their roles in the October 15, 1987 brutal murder of the country'...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:22:02 GMTA Snapshot of the Roots of Instability in West Africa
[Africa In Fact] Over the last two years, military-led coups have afflicted the West Africa region, particularly in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali (twice). While the individual causes of these coups differ greatly, they exemplify a trend in which gove...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:16:24 GMTEthnic Fulanis in Cote d'Ivoire Allege Persecution By Security Forces
[VOA] Kong, Ivory Coast -- As Ivory Coast beefs up its border security with Burkina Faso, ethnic Fulanis say they are being labeled as supporters of Islamist militants and persecuted by security forces. Rights groups warn the heavy-handed tactics cou...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:51:52 GMTKidnapping of Sister Tennyson, Among Six Western Hostages in the Sahel, Has Not Yet Been Claimed
[Agenzia Fides] Kaya -- The kidnapping of Sister Suellen Tennyson, missionary of the Congregation of the Marianite Sisters of the Holy Cross, kidnapped by force on the night between April 4 and 5, 2022 (see Fides, 6/4/2022) in northern Burkina Faso h...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:34:33 GMTWhat Thomas Sankara's Murder Trial and Verdict Mean for Burkina Faso
[DW] More than 34 years after Thomas Sankara's assassination, a trial to establish the facts has taken place. For some, justice that has been delayed for deceades is finally being served.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:15:59 GMTEx-President Blaise Compaoré Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
[allAfrica] The country's former president, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for his participation in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, killed with twelve of his companions during a coup d'etat...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:14:26 GMTBurkina Faso Ex-President Found Guilty of Sakara Assassination
[VOA] Dakar -- Burkina Faso's ex-president, Blaise Compaore, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 assassination of predecessor Thomas Sankara. The ruling is seen by many as a symbolic victory for a region that has been mired by instabili...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:34:01 GMTSankara's Widow Satisfied with Campaore Life Sentence
[DW] The exiled leader fled the country after protesters threw him out of government, so he was convicted in absentia.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:25:15 GMTFormer Burkinabé President Blaise Campaoré Sentenced to Life for 1987 Killing of Thomas Sankara
[RFI] A military court in Burkina Faso has handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaoré over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:18:33 GMTVerdict on Thomas Sankara's Assassination Expected Soon
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Fourteen defendants who were prosecuted on October 25, 2021 for the assassination of Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara in a 1987 coup, will know their fate on April 6, 2022. The trial is before the Ouagadougou military court...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:40:24 GMTJunta Reacts to ECOWAS Concerns on Transition
[allAfrica] The Burkinabè government has responded to concerns raised at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state summit held in Accra on March 25, 2022.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:08:12 GMT'The Sankara Trial Is in Line With History'
[JusticeInfo.net] For more than 20 years, Franco-Senegalese lawyer Anta Guissé has worked for the defence at international tribunals for Rwanda and Cambodia, as well as the International Criminal Court. Now she has just pleaded for victims' families...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:46:03 GMTGrowing Call for the Release of Former President Kaboré
[allAfrica] The former Burkinabè president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been under house arrest for two months since the coup that brought the military to power.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:46:26 GMTCivic Space is at Risk, But There is Hope
[allAfrica] The unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russia has shocked the world. But, should we have really been surprised. The trend toward autocratic leadership that cares nothing about the basic principles of democracy or its citizens has been o...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:01:15 GMTECOWAS Demands Acceptable Transitional Timetable From Burkina Fasso, Guinea and Upholds Sanctions Over Mali
[GhanaToday] The Authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is demanding the finalisation of an acceptable transition timetable from Guinea's Transitional Authority no later than 25th April 2022.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:43:17 GMTECOWAS Threatens Burkina Faso With Financial, Economic Sanctions If...
[Ghanaian Times] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has threatened to impose financial and economic sanctions against Burkina Faso if the military government fails to set a timetable to return the country to constitutional rule.