Tag: Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso suspended over Thomas Sankara assassination trial verdict
The Ouagadougou military court is due to render its judgment on Wednesday, April 6 in the case of the alleged assassins of Thomas Sankara. 14 defendants appear in this case,…
kidnapping of an American nun in the northwest of the country
In Burkina Faso, a nun of American nationality was kidnapped on the night of April 4 to 5, 2022, in the northwest of the country, precisely in the locality of…
the head of the junta announces negotiations with certain armed groups
Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba addressed the nation. In this second speech since taking the oath, the Head of State announced measures in the context of the fight against insecurity…
the Bolloré contract for the management of the decried railway
At the call of the Burkina 2050 Consortium, a march was held on Saturday March 26 in Ouagadougou to demand the cancellation of the concession agreement that binds Burkina Faso…
wave of resignations within the MPP, the party of ex-president Kaboré
A total of 46 members of the national political bureau, including Abdoulaye Mossé, former deputy and Ousmane Nacro, former minister, have announced their resignation from the former presidential party, the…
the city of Djibo still under the yoke of armed men
For almost a month, the capital of the province of Soum, in the north of Burkina Faso, has been besieged by armed men. Terrorists, who control the roads, prevent people…
comments after the publication of the list of deputies of the transition
The members of the future Assembly of the transition are known. The names of these deputies were published this weekend in Ouagadougou. This list includes well-known personalities from the political…
Kaboré’s lawyers will seize the ECOWAS Court of Justice
Nearly two months after the coup in Burkina Faso, former President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is still under house arrest. He had been arrested during the military coup of January…
a first Council of Ministers dominated by the security crisis
After making contact and being installed, the members of the government held a Council of Ministers around the Head of State, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba. An appointment dominated by the…
thirteen gendarmes killed during an ambush in the Center-North
At least two civilians lost their lives following the attack on their bus and thirteen gendarmes were killed following a double attack. With our correspondent in Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani The…