Tag: Burkina
Relief in Burkina Faso after the absence of sanctions from ECOWAS
The ruling junta in Bamako and ECOWAS have finally reached an agreement on the duration of the transition in Burkina Faso: it will be 24 months from July 1, against…
Villages in Burkina Faso attacked – over 30 dead
A printout from Dagens Nyheter, 2022-07-05 00:49 Article origin address: https://www.dn.se/varlden/byar-i-burkina-faso-attackerade-over-30-doda/ At least 34 people have been killed in two separate attacks in Burkina Faso over the weekend. This is…
Neither dead nor alive: in Burkina Faso, the plight of the families of the missing
Nafisatou*’s voice has died away. Three years she hasn’t sung. Before, she liked to hum the tunes of her village to her husband, at nightfall. But since her disappearance on…
The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso, Mahamadou Issoufou, in Ouagadougou
This is Mahamadou Issoufou’s first visit to Burkina Faso in his capacity as mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). With our correspondent in Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani…
An influential jihadist leader eliminated in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, the armed forces announce that they have killed twelve terrorists, including Tidiane Djbrilou Dicko, a jihadist leader. The operation which made it possible to “neutralize” them took…
In Burkina Faso, the army announces that it has killed at least 50 suspected terrorists
This report was made public on Monday, May 9, 2022, by the Burkinabè army. These are two operations carried out in two different regions of the country. A first army…
Burkina Faso launches “mana-mana” operation for urban sanitation
In Burkina Faso, the government has launched the “mana-mana” operation in several towns to make the town clean. It is for the authorities of the transition to bring up to…
Senegal and Burkina Faso with Morocco
The Confederation of African Football has drawn lots for the next Women’s African Cup of Nations, scheduled for July 2 to 23, 2022 in Morocco. Moroccans who will share their…
China, Russia, United States, Burkina Faso… Macron’s re-election seen from abroad
UNITED STATES A defeat for Putin On the other side of the Atlantic, the presidential election was scrutinized with anxiety: the White House feared a breach in Western unity against…
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,…