Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso refuses to receive foreigners deported from US

October 10, 2025 11:48 pm

Massacre in Burkina Faso left 600 dead, more than double of UN estimate: Report

October 05, 2024 10:46 pm

The new death toll from the August 24 attack on Barsalogho, where civilians were shot while defending their town, could make it one of Africa's deadliest attacks in recent decades.

At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi attack

August 27, 2024 2:19 am

Burkina Faso’s security minister Mahamadou Sana said in a state television broadcast on Sunday that the government responded to the attack with support from the ground and air.

Burkina Faso suspends BBC and Voice of America after they covered report on mass killings

April 27, 2024 12:32 am

Burkina Faso's communication spokesperson, Tonssira Myrian Corine Sanou, said late Thursday that both radio stations would be suspended for two weeks, and warned other media networks to avoid reporting on the story.

Burkina Faso's Army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says

April 25, 2024 11:29 am

The mass killings took place on February 25 in the country's northern villages of Nondin and Soro, and some 56 children were among the dead, according to the report.

Burkina Faso artistes bring message about values and ambition to Pune audience

November 04, 2022 9:57 am

Director Hamadou Mande says 'The Autopsy' tells people they have enough time and must not be slaves of time.

Burkina Faso's latest coup leader named transition president

October 15, 2022 10:47 am

Burkina Faso's latest coup, announced on September 30 on state television, has raised fears that the country's political chaos could result in more violence from the region's Islamic extremists.

Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup?

October 03, 2022 10:29 pm

Little is known about Traore and his colleagues, who since Friday have delivered statements on national television brandishing guns, ammunition belts and masks.

Burkina Faso: Army revolt ousts junta leader Damiba

October 01, 2022 9:09 am

A group of soldiers have announced on state TV that President Paul-Henri Damiba has been removed from office. The apparent mutiny follows a January military coup that has left the West African nation in turmoil.

Nine soldiers among 15 killed in Burkina Faso’s north

April 25, 2022 11:42 am

Two military detachments, in Gaskinde and Pobe Mengao in Soum province in the Sahel region were hit by “terrorists” Sunday morning, wounding more than two dozen people.

At least 20 dead in Burkina Faso hotel attack

January 16, 2016 6:22 am

West Africa, Jan 16 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed after Islamist gunmen stormed Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso in West Africa. Militants from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have claimed the responsibility for the attack.