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His Excellency, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso

The G5 Sahel Force: Burkina Faso In The Fight Against Terrorism

Thursday, September 21, 2017

NEW YORK, United States, 20 September 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In New York for the 72nd Ordinary Session o ...

A member of security forces stands in Ouagadougou in August 2017. By Sia KAMBOU (AFP/File)

New security measures in Burkina capital after att...

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso has put in place new security measures in the capital Ouagadougou following attacks by ...

Senegal's forward Mame Biram Diouf, pictured in January 2017, has a knee injury. By KHALED DESOUKI (AFP/File)

Senegal lose Diouf for Burkina Faso double-header

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Dakar (AFP) - Stoke City striker Mame Biram Diouf will miss Senegal's 2018 World Cup qualifying double-header against Bu ...

Eighteen people including at least eight foreigners were killed at a Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou on Sunday night when gunmen attacked diners on its terrace. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP/File)

Burkina restaurant attackers 'came from Mali': sec...

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Militants who shot and killed 18 people at a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital most likely came f ...

Mali leader declares 'unity' on terror after Burki...

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita made a trip to Burkina Faso on Tuesday after terror attacks ...

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore condemned the restaurant shooting as

At least 18 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant attack

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - At least 18 people including eight or more foreigners were gunned down in a Turkish restaurant in Bu ...

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has condemned the restaurant shooting as

18 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant attack

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - At least 18 people have been gunned down in a Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadoug ...

The Istanbul restaurant hit is just 200 metres from a hotel and cafe targeted in a deadly attack in January 2016. By Ahmed OUOBA (AFP)

18 dead in 'terrorist attack' on Burkina Faso rest...

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - At least 18 people including foreigners were killed and a dozen others wounded in a terrorist attac ...

The Istanbul restaurant hit is just 200 metres from a hotel and cafe targeted in a deadly attack in January 2016. By Ahmed OUOBA (AFP)

18 dead in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Security forces in Burkina Faso's capital ended an assault Monday against suspected jihadists who op ...

Burkina Faso has seen a string of attacks claimed by jihadist groups in recent years. By Ahmed OUOBA (AFP)

17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant 'terrorist atta...

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Seventeen people have been killed and a dozen injured in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in Bur ...

Burkina Faso, a poor landlocked nation bordering Mali and Niger, has seen a string of attacks claimed by jihadist groups in recent years. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP/File)

Army clashes with suspected jihadists at Burkina F...

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Soldiers launched an operation against suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso on Sunday after gunmen at ...

UN troops in Mali where attacks by extremist groups have surged in border areas over the past month. By MICHELE CATTANI (AFP)

Mali conflict spreading to Burkina Faso, Niger: UN

Thursday, July 13, 2017

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The conflict in Mali is spilling over to Burkina Faso and Niger, with a significa ...

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' inconcl...

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 ...

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