An Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso has worsened since Lt Col Damiba seized power in January. On Sunday, religious and community leaders said he had formally resigned after Capt Traoré agreed ...
President Paul-Henri-Damiba has conditionally resigned following a coup in Burkina Faso on Friday and is reported to have left the country. David Doyle has more.
The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order "when the conditions are right". Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted ...
TASS/. The military mutiny in Burkina Faso, which started at some army bases on January 23, is being led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, news portal Benin Web TV reported on Monday.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has resigned, four security and political sources told Reuters. OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has resigned ...
Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the military junta that overthrew Burkina Faso's president in January, is sworn in as head of state during a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ...
Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. Irregular patterns of rainfall, poor soil, and the lack of adequate communications and other infrastructure contribute ...
Burkina Faso, which has been ruled by a military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traore for the past 18 months, accounted for almost a quarter of people killed in terrorist attacks globally last year.
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Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso have also been badly affected, it reports. Users in South Africa are also reporting slow speeds, website News24 says. It quotes a spokesperson from telecoms ...
Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities, food insecurity, and environmental change. As a result, over 1.4 million ...