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A revolutionary figure who is still a hero to many in west Africa, Thomas Sankara was killed on October 15, 1987, during the coup that brought Blaise Compaore to power. By (AFP/File)

Fresh DNA tests on body of Burkina's 'Che' inconclusive

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - A second set of tests on the suspected remains of Burkina Faso's iconic ex-president Thomas Sankara ...

Burkina Faso's cotton output may cross 800,000 ton...

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Ghana, Burkina Faso Pledge to strengthen bilateral...

Saturday, May 6, 2017

The governments of Ghana and Burkina Faso have pledged to work towards strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist ...

Michel Kafando, pictured in 2015, will help in the UN's efforts to end Burundi's political crisis, which has left hundreds dead and 390,000 people fleeing the country after President Nkurunziza's third term win. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP/File)

Former Burkina Faso president named UN Burundi env...

Friday, May 5, 2017

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - A former Burkina Faso president, Michel Kafando, has been appointed the new UN en ...

Former president Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso was ousted after 27 years in power . By DIETER NAGL (AFP/File)

Burkina Faso ousted leader's trial branded a 'witc...

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore goes on trial next week over the deadly crackdown agai ...

5 Burkinabe soldiers were found guilty of taking the arms which were allegedly to be used to attack Ouagadougou military prison in order to release former RSP head General Gilbert Diendere. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP/File)

15 Burkina troops jailed over arms depot raid

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - A military tribunal on Thursday jailed 15 Burkinabe soldiers for up to 17 years each over a failed r ...

Some 20 Burkinabe soldiers on trial at a military tribunal over a failed raid on an arms depot last year have said they were tortured to extract their confessions. By Ahmed Ouoba (AFP/File)

Burkina troops tried for arms depot raid claim tor...

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Some 20 Burkinabe soldiers on trial at a military tribunal over a failed raid on an arms depot last ...

Police officers check cars at the entrance to the Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) in Ouagadougou. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Burkina parties for top film festival a year after...

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - A year after jihadist attacks killed 33 people, Burkina Faso's capital is kicking up its heels on th ...

Police officers check cars at the entrance to the Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) in Ouagadougou on February 27, 2017. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Burkina jihadists claim attack on police positions

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - A night attack on two police positions in Burkina Faso was claimed by jihadists who killed 12 soldie ...

The women behind

African cinema crosses 'Borders' at Burkina fest

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - An African road movie about four women wowed its audience Sunday as it kicked off the Panafrican cin ...

President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore (C) cuts the ribbon during the inauguration of a new movie theatre which runs on solar power in Ouagadougou on February 24, 2017. By Ahmed OUOBA (AFP)

Solar-powered cinema opens in Burkina ahead of fes...

Friday, February 24, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - A solar-powered cinema was unveiled in Burkina Faso Friday ahead of Ouagadougou's hosting of Africa' ...

People wait outside a movie theater during the 24th Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the largest film festival in Africa, on March 5, 2015. By AHMED OUOBA (AFP/File)

Tight security for Africa's top film festival in B...

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso is laying on tight security for Africa's top film festival which kicks off Saturday in ...

A computer-generated image released by the Serpentine Gallery on February 21, 2017 shows the exterior design for the Serpentine Pavilion 2017 by Burkinabe architect Diebedo Francis Kere. By (SERPENTINE GALLERY/AFP)

Burkinabe architect Kere honoured with UK pavilion...

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

London (AFP) - Burkina Faso's Diebedo Francis Kere will be the first African architect to design a temporary pavilion in ...

Aristide Bance was born in the Ivory Coast and moved to Burkina Faso in 2002, at the height of the Ivorian civil war. By GABRIEL BOUYS (AFP/File)

Aristide Bance - Burkina Faso's globetrotting goal...

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Libreville (AFP) - With his giant frame and his instantly recognisable hairstyle, it is hard to miss Aristide Bance, the ...

Burkina Faso's forward Bertrand Traore (R) challenges Guinea-Bissau's forward Piqueti during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso in Franceville on January 22, 2017. By KHALED DESOUKI (AFP)

Burkina Faso, Cameroon into Cup of Nations quarter...

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Libreville (AFP) - Burkina Faso and Cameroon secured progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sund ...

The entrance to the Monsanto Company, headquartered in St. Louis, is shown in a file photo from June 28, 2005. (AP Photo/James A. Finley, File)

Burkina Faso Says Cotton Production Increases Afte...

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

PARIS bull; Burkina Faso estimates its production of raw cotton for the 2016-17 harvest will rise by 25 percent comp ...

The Cappuccino Cafe located near the Splendid Hotel, both destroyed earlier by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb , in Ouagadougou, on January 21, 2016. By AHMED OUOBA (AFP/File)

Jihadists in Burkina attack contacted from Syrian ...

Friday, January 13, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - The gunmen who carried out a deadly terror strike in Burkina Faso's capital nearly a year ago got a ...

Burkina Faso Wins $4-Million Loan To Invest In Far...

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, January 12, 2017 ndash; With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), B ...

Libya's power struggle pits an administration based in eastern Libya, backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar (pictured), against a UN-brokered unity government in Tripoli. By Abdullah DOMA (AFP/File)

Power struggle risks tipping Libya deeper into cri...

Friday, January 6, 2017

Tripoli (AFP) - Escalating tensions between rival Libyan armed forces threaten to plunge the North African country deepe ...

The AFP journalist in Bouake, the country's second largest city, said the firing of Kalashnikovs

Heavy weapons fire in 'mutiny' near I. Coast milit...

Friday, January 6, 2017

Bouakà (Ivory Coast) (AFP) - Heavy weapons fire was heard Friday near Ivory Coast's largest military camp in the city o ...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Cons...

Friday, December 23, 2016

On December 16, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the 2016 Article IV Consultat ...

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Se...

Monday, December 19, 2016

The Secretary-General condemns today 39;s attack against a military post in Nassoumbou, province of Soum in the nor ...

Executive Board Completes Sixth Review Under the E...

Monday, December 19, 2016

On December 16, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund completed the sixth review of Burkina F ...

French soldiers stand next to debris following a suicide car bomb attack revendicated by the Algerian jihadist group Mokhtar Belmokhtar at the airport of Gao on November 30, 2016. By (AFP/File)

Mali may let Burkina troops chase jihadists into i...

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Mali's president said Sunday he could let Burkina Faso forces pursue jihadist fighters when they fle ...

At least 12 Burkina Faso soldiers were killed in a jihadist attack on an army base near the Burkina-Mali border on December 16, 2016. By Dominique Faget (AFP/File)

12 Burkina Faso troops killed in jihadist attack

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Ouagadougou (AFP) - At least 12 Burkina Faso soldiers were killed Friday in what local authorities said was the biggest ...

A volunteer in Burkina Faso puts her arm in a box with mosquitoes to test

Burkina Faso team aims to beat malaria with soap

Friday, December 16, 2016

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Thrusting their arm into a box full of hungry mosquitoes, a group of brave volunteers in a Burkina F ...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vale...

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

On December 12, 2016 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Valentin Rybakov, met with t ...

quot-img-1One does not know the value of water until the well gets dry.

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