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 ...
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch ...
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.
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore announced his resignation in a statement on Friday and called for a 90-day transition to "free and transparent" elections in the West African country ...
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations over their coverage of a report on the mass killing of ...
Burkina Faso is investigating killings in two northern villages in February, a government spokesperson said Saturday, dismissing a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about the Burkinabe army's ...
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 ...
Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...
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DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country ...
The French government says a decision by Burkina Faso to expel three of its diplomats was based on unfounded allegations. Earlier the foreign ministry in Ouagadougou said the three advisers in the ...