Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso junta leader thwarts coup attempt – Report

Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore

Burkina Faso junta leader thwarts coup attempt – Report

Adewale Adenrele January 7, 2026

Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have thwarted a new coup attempt amid heightened political tensions in...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso launch Sahel regional force

Heads of state of Mali's Assimi Goita, Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani and Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore pose for photographs during the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Niamey,

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso launch Sahel regional force

Adewale Adenrele December 21, 2025

At an airforce base in Bamako, Mali’s army ruler General Assimi Goita presided over a ceremony marking...

Burkina Faso plans to reinstate death sentence in a new government bill

Burkina Faso plans to reinstate death sentence in a new government bill

Adewale Adenrele December 5, 2025

Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty, targeting offenses such...

Burkina faso’s junta grants amnesty to 21 soldiers convicted in failed 2015 coup

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Burkina faso’s junta grants amnesty to 21 soldiers convicted in failed 2015 coup

Oreofe Abiola April 1, 2025

The leader of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has granted amnesty to 21 soldiers convicted for their roles...

ECOWAS in crisis: Nigerians support the independence of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso

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ECOWAS in crisis: Nigerians support the independence of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso

Oreofe Abiola July 11, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has held a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, where the...

Burkina Faso suspends VOA, BBC over covered report on mass killings

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Burkina Faso suspends VOA, BBC over covered report on mass killings

Adewale Adenrele April 27, 2024

Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report...