Burkina Faso charges three soldiers with murder of journalist

By Agencies,

Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged three soldiers over the murder in 1998 of journalist Norbert Zongo whose killing became a symbol of repressio...

Burkina Faso , journalist murder

Burkina Faso freezes assets of leader of failed coup

By Agencies,

Burkina Faso on Saturday froze the assets of General Gilbert Diendere, who led a failed coup last week in which his men took the president and prime m...

Burkina Faso , coup , General Gilbert Diendere , michel kafando , President Blaise Compaore

Burkina Faso celebrates Eid al-Adha after crisis

By Agencies,

Worshippers gathered in Burkina Faso's capital on Thursday (September 24) to pray as they celebrated the Muslim feast of sacrifice Eid al-Adha, follow...

africa , Burkina Faso , coup

Burkina Faso president Michel Kafando back in charge after coup

By Agencies,

Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said on Wednesday he was back in power and had restor...

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West African leaders to reinstate interim Burkina Faso President

By Agencies,

West African leaders and their military chiefs will travel to Burkina Faso today to reinstate interim President Michel Kafando amid a standoff between...

Burkina Faso , interim president Michel Kafando , west africa

Burkina Faso coup leader defies ultimatum

By Maureen Murimi,

Burkina Faso's coup leader said on Tuesday he was still in charge despite the passing of an army deadline for his forces to surrender, raising fresh d...

africa , Burkina Faso , Burkina Faso coup , coup

Burkina Faso coup leaders release interim Prime Minister

By Benjamin Wafula,

Burkina Faso coup leaders have released interim Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida, who had been held hostage since the revolt began, his adviser has ...

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Burkina Faso to reinstate an interim gov’t – Mediators

By Benjamin Wafula,

Burkina Faso will reinstate an interim government led by President Michel Kafando, Benin's leader Thomas Boni Yayi said on Saturday, in what would be ...

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso coup supporters attack hotel hosting mediation talks

By Lisa Kamau,

Pro-coup demonstrators in Burkina Faso on Sunday invaded a hotel due to host talks aimed at hammering out the details of a deal to restore a civilian ...

africa , Burkina Faso coup , coup d'etat , kenya

Anti-coup protests in Burkina amid crisis talks

By Lisa Kamau,

Hundreds of protesters burned tyres and erected barricades in the streets of Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday in a third day of unrest since a milit...

africa , Burkina Faso , coup d'etat , kenya

Burkina Faso coup leaders offer olive branch as protests mount

By Joy Chelagat,

Leaders of a coup in Burkina Faso said on Friday they had freed the president and reopened borders, in an apparent olive branch as they faced a growin...

Burkina Faso , coup , General Gilbert Diendere

Burkina Faso military junta frees interim president

By Agencies,

The military junta in Burkina Faso that took power in a coup has freed interim President Michel Kafando and two of his ministers from detention, the j...

Burkina Faso , coup d'etat , President Michel Kafando

Burkina Faso’s interim government dissolved

By Agencies,

Burkina Faso's interim president, Michel Kafando, has been stripped of his functions and the government dissolved, a military official said on state-r...

africa , Burkina Faso , coup d'etat , millitary , polotocs , unrest

Body of Former Burkinabe President Sankara Exhumed

By Too Jared,

Sankara's relatives and lawyers were present at the Daghnoen Cemetery on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou amidst heavy security as the exhumat...

Burkina Faso Appoints Colonel Zida As Prime Minister

By Citizen,

The military colonel who briefly seized control of Burkina Faso after the longtime president stepped down  has been chosen just four days after h...

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Kafando Declared Burkino Faso’s Interim President

By Citizen,

The move follows the signing of a charter on Sunday mapping out a year-long transition to elections. Kafando was one of four possible candidates f...