Tag: Burkina Faso

Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Akufo-Addo, has commended the Africa Union (AU) for its suspension of Burkina Faso from participating in the activities of ...

The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, reaches the semifinal stage with Burkina Faso and Senegal locking horns in a West-African Derby at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé ...

Burkina Faso's military junta has on Monday, January 31, 2022, restored the country’s constitution a week after taking power and appointed the coup's leader as head of state for a ...

Executive Director of the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE), Mutaru Muqthur, has revealed that the issue of governance is a big problem for countries who are experiencing coups. According ...

President Akufo-Addo has urged heads of ECOWAS member states to within the shortest possible time find ways of addressing the coup situation in Burkina Faso. He revealed that there is ...

The Burkina Faso military group that recently overthrew President Kobore's democratic government, has warned former ministers not to leave the capital or cause obstructions during talks over how to return ...

The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has implied that Bawku would have been worse off if the Regional Security Coordinating Council (REGSEC) had not been proactive on rising security ...

Born on January 2, 1981, Paul-Henri Damiba, a lieutenant colonel, who was appointed to oversee security in Burkina Faso, has now become the leader of a  military coup, overthrowing President ...

Burkina Faso President, Roch Kabore, after his removal and detention by the country’s army, has sparked some celebration among anti-government protesters. The action taken by the military has also raised ...

Burkina Faso’s President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by rebellious soldiers, according to the agitated security officials. The report comes a day after soldiers staged a mutiny act ...