Burkina Faso
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:13:18 GMTCompaore Apologises to Family of Murdered Sankara
[RFI] Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader's family.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:27 GMTFrench Diplomat's Comments Raises Ire In Burkina Faso
[allAfrica] Remarks by the French ambassador in Burkina Faso, Luc Hollade has caused anger and controversy to such an extent, that certain civil society organisations and political players are demanding his departure.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:27:03 GMTGhanaian Killed in Suspected Terrorist Attack in Burkina Faso
[Ghanaian Times] Binduri -- A Ghanaian was among two civilians, who were killed in recent suspected insurgency in neighbouring Burkina Faso, last week.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:51:55 GMTImmigration Personnel Put On High Alert On Ghana-Burkina Faso Border At Mognori ... to Avert Terrorist Attack
[Ghanaian Times] Bawku -- Personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service have intensified patrols at the Ghana-Burkina Faso border at Mognori, and Ghana-Togo border, in Bawku in the Upper East Region to avert any acts of terrorism.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:56:41 GMTBlaise Compaoré Returns After Almost 8 Years, Free Despite Sankara Verdict
[allAfrica] A plane carrying Blaiselanded at 2 p.m. at an airbase in Ouagadougou on July 7, 2022 and was airlifted to an unknown destination. A few hundred of his supporters were at the Ouagadougou airport to see their leader return to the country af...
Sat, 09 Jul 2022 09:40:36 GMTRebuilding a Future for the Displaced People of Burkina Faso
[UN News] Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in their own countries, has more than doubled. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the increase in internally...
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 04:27:36 GMTDozens Killed in Militant Violence
[DW] Islamist militants killed at least 22 people and injured several others in Burkina Faso, a government official said.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:39:15 GMTDozens Die in Weekend Attacks in Northern Burkina Faso
[RFI] Suspected jihadists killed at least 27 people in two separate attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, according to local sources,.
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:54:19 GMTECOWAS Lifts Sanctions On Mali, Burkina Faso
[VOA] African leaders have lifted economic sanctions on Mali.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 04:39:53 GMTECOWAS Lifts Economic Sanctions on Mali, Accepts Burkina Faso Transition Plan
[DW] Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers agreed to return to civilian rule by March 2024 and published a new electoral law.