Burkina Faso: NGO accuses army of killing at least 25 civilians

A human rights NGO in Burkina Faso has accused the army of killing at least 25 civilians, including a woman and a baby, in the east of the country this week, according to a statement carried by AFP on Friday. Neither the army nor the Burkinabe government …

Burkina Sees No Break With Paris, Denies Wagner Presence

After the ruling junta in Mali forced French troops out last year, the army officers running neighbouring Burkina Faso followed suit AFP Burkina Faso's military leader said Friday that there was no break in diplomatic relations with France, which he …

Burkina's slain leader Sankara to be buried at assassination site

The body of Burkina Faso's revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara is to be buried alongside 12 comrades at the spot where in 1987 they were assassinated, the country's ruling junta said on Friday. The ceremony will take place "in February …

Burkina Faso, Mali eye federation after expelling French soldiers

Burkina Faso's prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a "federation" to boost their economic clout, his office said. Both nations are battling jihadist insurgencies and are run by …

Burkina Faso Tells French Troops to Leave

 Dozens Killed In Burkina Faso Militant Attacks

The authorities in Burkina Faso announced that twenty eight people have been killed by suspected Islamist militants in two separate attacks. The governor of Cascades region, near the border with Ivory Coast, said the bodies of 15 people who were abducted …

New attacks by suspected insurgents kill at least 28 in Burkina Faso

The attacks mark a further escalation in an insurgency that has beset Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest and most troubled countries, for more than seven years. Since the start of the year, at least 77 people have died, according to a toll …

Burkina Urges 'Federation' With Mali For Joint Clout

Support: Demonstrators at a rally in the Burkinabe capital of Ouagadougou in January 2022 hold up a picture of Malian junta leader Colonel Aissimi Goita AFP Burkina Faso's prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two …

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 Monday in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the Army have revealed. Fifteen civilians were killed on Sunday by unidentified armed men in the …

Suspected Terrorists Kill 28, Abduct 15 In Burkina Faso

  Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had been abducted at the weekend, the authorities said Tuesday. Fifteen bodies bearing bullet impacts were found on Monday near Linguekoro, a village in …