Burkina faso
UN chief urges swift return to civilian rule in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali
All three countries, struggling with a jihadist insurgency in the Sahel region, have recently experienced military coups: Mali in August 2020 and May 2021;...
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Attack on Burkina Faso military unit kills 10
"This morning around 5:00 am (0500 GMT) the military detachment of Gaskinde, in the province of Soum... was the target of an attack by armed terrorist groups which resulted in the death of around 10 people, including five soldiers," a security source told AFP.
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MALAIKA MAHLATSI: Sentencing Sankara’s killers has great significance for Africa
Perpetrators of crimes, whether they are common criminals or powerful people, thrive where there are no repercussions.
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Seven police officers, 4 soldiers die in Niger attacks
Niger's interior ministry said "unidentified armed bandits" attacked the Petelkole police station near Burkina Faso in western Niger and a military base in Djado in the country's desert-covered far north.
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'Happiest man' Kere first African to win Pritzker architecture prize
Kere, 56, was hailed for his "pioneering" designs that are "sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants -- in lands of extreme scarcity," Tom Pritzker, chairman of the Hyatt Foundation that sponsors the award, said in a statement.
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Burkina strongman stages inauguration after 'transition' plan
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, a 41-year-old lieutenant-colonel, seized power on January 24, toppling elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore
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Burkina Faso junta chief orders three-year transition before elections
The transition period is longer than the 30 months proposed by a technical commission set up by the junta at the beginning of last month and by a draft charter discussed for several hours at meetings between the regime and civil groups on Monday and Tuesday.
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Burkina 'forum' looks at junta's plan for return to civilian rule
The meeting in the capital Ouagadougou discussed a "draft transition constitutional charter" drawn up by a junta-appointed commission, sources there said.
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Burkina junta chief Damiba sworn in as president
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was dressed in camouflage uniform and a red beret, and wore a sash in the colours of Burkina's national flag.
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Burkina Faso junta chief declared president
The Constitutional Council said Damiba would swear an oath of office before it, but did not give a date.
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Burkina prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder
Revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara and 12 of his colleagues were gunned down by a hit squad on October 15, 1987, at a meeting of the ruling National Revolutionary Council.
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Burkina junta lifts nationwide curfew in force since coup
The restrictions were imposed on January 24 after mutinous soldiers arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore following a revolt at several army barracks in the capital over the handling of jihadist attacks in the Sahel nation.
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Burkina junta meets political figures keen for transition role
Coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba led the more than half-hour meeting at the presidential palace in the capital Ouagadougou.
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Burkina court suspends Sankara murder trial following coup
Revered among African radicals, Sankara was an army captain aged just 33 when he came to power in a coup in 1983.
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'Good news': Disgruntled Burkina Faso workers welcome coup
In Burkina Faso, hundreds of workers are saying good riddance to an ousted president, hoping for a brighter future under the soldiers who toppled him.
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ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso following coup
Conferring four days after the latest military takeover in their region, heads of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to send two missions to Ouagadougou.
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Ousted Burkina president 'well,' says party source
Roch Marc Christian Kabore's state and whereabouts have been a key issue since he was overthrown by mutineering soldiers on Monday, with the UN leading calls for his release.
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International Relations trying to determine number of S.Africans in Burkina Faso
Land and air borders have been shut down in the West African country, following a fourth coup over the past year.
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Burkina president 'survives assassination attempt'
The European Union issued a statement calling for the 'immediate' release of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
