Tag: BURKINA FASO
Burkina Faso: Military Junta Suspends Voice Of America.
Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the US-funded broadcaster Voice of America, VOA, for three months, following comments regarding the ongoing militant insurgency in...
Withdrawal Of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso From ECOWAS Threatens Regional Security
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, says the withdrawal of Mali, Niger republic, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc will lead...
2023 AFCON: Cape Verde Beat Burkina Faso 3-1, As Mali Triumph...
Cape Verde showcased their dominance in a resounding 3-1 triumph over Burkina Faso at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde.The spectators erupted with joy...
Burkina Faso: Terrorists’ Attacks Leave 21 Dead.
Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists.Fourteen members of the...
FIFA U17 World Cup: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Mali To Represent Africa.
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali are to represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.The four countries sealed their places following the conclusion...
U-17 AFCON: Burkina Faso Can’t Stop Us, Says Golden Eaglets Coach.
The Head Coach of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, Nduka Ugbade, said his boys have not come as far as the quarter-finals of the U- 17...
U-17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets Off To Algiers For Burkina Faso Clash.
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will depart Constantine for Algiers on tonight ahead of their quarter-final fixture against Burkina Faso.Nduka Ugbade’s side will face the Burkinabes...
ECOWAS Mediator Reaffirms Commitment To Burkina Faso
ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country following last Friday's coup, the second in eight months.Mahamadou Issoufou met with...
Forty Fighters Killed In Drone Strikes In Niger Republic
France’s military has confirmed that its drone strikes have killed about 40 fighters earlier travelling on motorcycles near Niger’s republic border with Burkina Faso.The...
Constitutional Order Must Be Fully Restored In Sub-Region- ECOWAS Speaker
Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis says constitutional order must be restored in Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso, pledging the commitments and interventions of...
Burkina Faso: Coup Leader, Lt-Colonel Sandaogo Damiba, Sworn In As President
Burkina Faso coup leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri SandaogoDamiba was inaugurated as president on Wednesday, just over threeweeks after he led a coup to topple elected head of...
African Union Suspends Burkina Faso After Coup
The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.The...
UN Chief Urges Burkina Faso Coup Leaders To Lay Down Arms
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned any attempt to take over government by the force of arms in Burkina Faso.His call followed Sunday’s...
Burkina Faso: Protesters Rally In Ouagadougou In Support Of Mutinous Troops
On Monday, protesters gathered in Burkina Faso capital's Ouagadougou. They rallied in support of the country's mutinous troops who have arrested President Kabore.If the...
Burkina Faso: Sources Confirm President Kabore Detained In Military Camp
West African diplomat and four security sources have reported that Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained in a military camp by rebelling...
Burkina Faso: National Gendarmerie Foils Military Coup Plot, Top Officer,...
Burkina Faso authorities have announced the arrest of eight soldiers over attempted coup d’etat.”Among those arrested is Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana, a well-known former...
Burkina Faso: Terrorists Kill 20 In Northern Border Region
About 20 people have been killed in a militant attack in Burkina Faso's northern border region and that nineteen of the victims are said...
Insurgency: Burkina Faso Vows Major Security Changes
Burkina Faso on Friday said that it would overhaul its security forces to cope with a six-year militant insurgency that has claimed more than...
Burkina Faso: Authorities Confirms Two Coronavirus Cases
Burkina Faso's health ministry has confirmed two coronavirus cases - the first reported in the country.The patients are a Burkinabè couple
who recently returned from...
Border Closure: Buhari Meets Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo In London, Offers More...
President Muhammadu Buhari held a bilateral meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, in London and gave more explanation on why Nigeria’s borders were...
