Tag: Burkina Faso
after disappearing, activist Daouda Diallo reappears in military uniform in a photo
Since Tuesday, a photo of Daouda Diallo, the secretary general of the Collective against impunity and stigmatization of communities (CICS) has been circulating on social networks. If we do not…
Yacouba Sawadogo, “the man who stopped the desert”, has passed away
It is the death of a tireless defender of nature. Yacouba Sawadogo died this Sunday, December 3 in Ouahigouya, in the north of Burkina Faso, at the age of 77.…
Niger and Burkina Faso announce their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel
After Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are slamming the door of the G5 Sahel. In a press release, the officials of these two countries believe in particular that the organization…
the secretary general of the collective against impunity kidnapped in Ouagadougou
In Burkina Faso, kidnapping of the secretary general of the collective against impunity and stigmatization of communities (CISC). According to his relatives, Doctor Daouda Diallo was arrested this Friday and…
a large-scale terrorist attack targets the town of Djibo, in the Sahel
The town of Djibo, located in the Sahel region, was the subject of a terrorist attack on Sunday afternoon. Numerous attackers arriving on motorbikes and cars stormed the camp of…
the former president of the Assembly summoned to explain “irregularities”
Two former deputies and 3 civil servants have been under arrest since last week. Among them: the treasurer, a financial controller and the director of public procurement of the former…
several dozen people killed in a village in the Center-North region
In Burkina Faso, several dozen people, mainly women and children, were killed Wednesday during an armed expedition in the village of Zaongo, in the Center-North region. Neither the perpetrators nor…
civil society denounces forced and targeted recruitment
The Burkinabè Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights is protesting against a wave of requisitioning of citizens for war. In a press release, the movement denounces the massive enlistment of…
the triumphant return to the country of Iron Biby, the strongest man in the world
After his success on October 21 in Scotland, where he broke his own record by lifting a load of 230 kilos during a strength competition, Burkinabè athlete Iron Biby is…
Boulevard Charles de Gaulle in Ouagadougou renamed in homage to Thomas Sankara
In Burkina Faso, a ceremony took place to mark the 36th anniversary of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara in the presence of the president of the transition, Captain Traoré.…