Tag: Burkina Faso
armed men attack Balavé in the Boucle du Mouhoun
An attack targeted the populations of Balavé, located around twenty kilometers from Solenzo in the northwest of the country. Armed men burst into this town on the evening of December…
around thirty people massacred by men in military uniform in the west of the country
In the commune of Fô, in western Burkina Faso and approximately 95 km from Bobo-Dioulasso, around thirty people were massacred Friday, December 8 late in the morning by men in…
junta leader Ibrahim Traoré announces intensifying war against terrorism
In Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré announces an intensification of the war against terrorism in the coming weeks. Addressing his compatriots on Sunday, December 10 on the occasion of the…
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…