Burkina Faso: News
25 Jan 2022
Human Rights WatchBurkina Faso coup: Military dethrones President Kaboré, seizes power
The army of Burkina Faso on Monday announced that it had overthrown President Roch Kaboré, suspended the constitution, and closed the country's borders.
19 Aug 2021
IslamSuspected extremists kill 47 in northern Burkina Faso
Suspected Islamic extremists ambushed a convoy in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing at least 30 civilians along with 17 soldiers and volunteer defense fighters, the government said.
19 Apr 2019
MaliMali's PM Maiga, his cabinet resign over Ogossagou massacre
Mali's prime minister resigned along with his entire government yesterday following criticism over their handling of an upsurge of violence in the center of the country and the massacre last month that left 160 people dead in the village of Ogossagou near the border with Burkina Faso.
14 Dec 2018
MaliOver 40 killed in attack near Mali's border with Niger
Suspected jihadists, on motorcycles, have killed at least 42 people during a series of attacks on Tuareg nomadic camps in Mali yesterday.
17 Apr 2018
IndiaUnited Nations: India wins important UN's subsidiaries elections
India has won an election to a crucial non-governmental organization committee in the UN after garnering the highest number of votes besides getting elected by acclamation to other subsidiary bodies in five separate polls.
02 Mar 2018
WorldAttacks in Burkina Faso capital near French embassy, military HQ
The capital of Burkina Faso came under an assault on Friday, with attacks unfolding near the French embassy, the French cultural center, and the country's military headquarters, said a report.
14 Aug 2017
Terror AttackGunmen open fire in Burkina Faso capital, kill 17
A terrorist attack in the centre of West African nation Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, has left 17 dead and eight wounded.
03 Oct 2016
South AfricaTwo African countries ban donkey exports, thanks to China
Niger and Burkina Faso announced a ban on donkey and donkey skin exports respectively.
