Daouda Diallo, 39, one of Burkina Faso’s most outspoken human rights defenders. File | Photo Credit: AP Volunteer militia groups supporting Burkina Faso’s army have killed dozens of civilians of the ethnic Fulani group, including children, in the troubled country’s west, a local rights group charged on Tuesday. The military supporters killed nearly 30 civilians … Read more
More than a dozen members of the army have appeared on Burkina Faso’s state broadcaster to declare they have overthrown the country’s coup leader More than a dozen members of the army have appeared on Burkina Faso’s state broadcaster to declare they have overthrown the country’s coup leader More than a dozen members of Burkina … Read more
Mutinous soldiers deposed Burkina Faso’s president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup, according to a statement read on national television on Friday evening, capping a day that began with gunfire in the capital of Ouagadougou and ended with the second coup in eight months in the west African nation wracked by a jihadist insurgency. Army … Read more
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters — Heavy gunfire was heard coming from the main military camp and some residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital early on Friday morning, Reuters reporters said. Several armed soldiers were seen taking positions along the main avenue leading to the presidency. Soldiers were also seen blocking access to administrative buildings and … Read more
Residents in the capital of Burkina Faso say gunfire rang out early in the morning and now the state broadcaster has gone off the air, fueling fears of a mutiny. Residents in the capital of Burkina Faso say gunfire rang out early in the morning and now the state broadcaster has gone off the air, … Read more
The convoy, which was under military escort, was carrying supplies to the town of Djibo, just over 20 km (12 miles) away from Gaskinde The convoy, which was under military escort, was carrying supplies to the town of Djibo, just over 20 km (12 miles) away from Gaskinde Several people are feared dead in an … Read more
The twin explosions in Burkina Faso that killed 15 soldiers occurred on a rural road in the Bam province of the country’s Central-North region, where soldiers and civilians are routinely targeted by Islamist insurgents The twin explosions in Burkina Faso that killed 15 soldiers occurred on a rural road in the Bam province of the … Read more