Tag: Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Francis Kéré receives WEF crystal award for social change
World-renowned architect and 2022 Pritzker Prize laureate Diébédo Francis Kéré was acknowledged at the 30th Annual Crystal Award…
ECOWAS addresses regional crises and sanctions, focus on Niger’s transition
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened for a summit addressing the regional crisis…
Mali and Niger cancel tax agreements with France
In a collaborative announcement issued on Tuesday, November 5, 2023, the military administrations of Mali and Niger declared…
Burkina Faso signs nuclear power plant partnership with Russia
In order to "cover the energy needs of the population," less than a quarter of whom have access…
Elections not a priority – Burkina Faso junta
Nearly a year to the day after taking over in a coup, Captain Ibrahim Traore, the head of…
Burkina Faso junta says it prevented coup attempt
The military junta in Burkina Faso said on Wednesday (September 28, 2023) that security and intelligence agencies had…
Terrorists, jihadists kill 44 civilians, many wounded in north eastern B-Faso
The provisional toll of "this despicable and barbaric attack" which targeted the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in…
15 Nigerian pilgrims killed by Burkina Faso assailants
Burkina Faso assailants kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims travelling to Senegal Dakar (Reuters) - At least 15…
At least 28 killed in separate attacks in Burkina Faso
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in two separate gunmen attacks on Sunday and…
Burkina Faso orders departure of French troops as they wind down ties
Burkina Faso’s junta government late Saturday ordered hundreds of French troops to depart the West African country within…
Captain Traore sworn in as interim Burkina Faso’s president, vows to fight jihadists
In this photo taken on October 15, 2022, Burkina Faso’s just-inaugurated President Ibrahim Traore attends a ceremony…
2nd coup in 2022, Burkina Faso soldiers overthrow military government,
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night…