Tag: Burkina Faso
the Patriotic Front is concerned about the threats hanging over the transition
In Burkina Faso, the Patriotic Front is concerned about the threats hanging over the ongoing transition. This grouping of around thirty political parties and civil society organizations denounces the sidelining…
Captain Ibrahim Traoré meets Colonel Assimi Goïta in Bamako
For his first trip abroad, Ibrahim Traoré, recently appointed president of the transition in Burkina Faso, met his Malian counterpart in Bamako, who came to personally welcome him when he…
an ambush against soldiers leaves a dozen dead in the East
In Burkina Faso, a new attack targeted the armed forces on Saturday October 29 in the east of the country. A convoy traveling to Natiaboani, located 45 km south of…
the good advice of the American Victoria Nuland
The US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has just returned from a tour of West Africa. Between October 16 and 20, Victoria Nuland traveled to Mauritania, Mali, Niger…
to face the terrorist threat, the army is recruiting 50,000 volunteers
The Burkinabè armed forces are launching popular mobilization to deal with armed terrorist groups. A recruitment of 35,000 volunteers on behalf of the country’s municipalities and 15,000 volunteers for the…
Burkina Faso begins flying Turkish-made armed drones
Burkina Faso is starting to fly Bayraktar TB2, Turkish-made armed drones, ordered a little over a year ago. Burkina is the third country in the sub-region to equip itself with…
the proliferation of street preachers about to be supervised
In Burkina Faso, the phenomenon of public preaching in the streets is growing. In several street corners, or in traffic, preachers broadcast their message to the people using microphones. Even…
Minister of Defense sacked, President Damiba replaces him
The Burkinabè president dismisses the Minister of Defence. We learned it by two decrees read Monday, September 12 in the evening on national television. Barthélémy Simporé is thanked and it…
the fight against terrorism at the heart of the visit of the Burkinabe transitional president
Transitional Burkinabe President Paul-Henri Damiba was in Niamey on Sunday September 11 to meet President Mohamed Bazoum. Security issues are of concern to neighboring leaders in the so-called “three borders”…
President Bazoum would have played a central role in the release of Suellen Tennyson
In the Sahel, the release of an American nun last week is the result of negotiations between the Nigerien authorities and the Support Group for Islam and Muslims. Sister Suellen…