Africa: Burkina Faso

Violence in Burkina Faso. By Maryam EL HAMOUCHI (AFP)

14 killed in Burkina Faso church attack: regional govt

Dec 1, 2019

Fourteen people were killed in an attack Sunday on a church in eastern Burkina Faso where places of worship have suffere ...

Burkina Faso's army has struggled to contain an Islamist insurgency. By MICHELE CATTANI (AFP)

Burkina Faso attacks kill three soldiers in north:...

Nov 21, 2019

Three soldiers were killed on Thursday in two simultaneous attacks in northern Burkina Faso, where the armed forces are ...

The gold industry has grown in Burkina Faso as mining companies from Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Russia bought rights. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Jihadists disrupt Burkina Faso's gold output while...

Nov 20, 2019

Jihadist attacks on gold miners in Burkina Faso could seriously set back the rising production of a mineral that is a st ...

The impoverished and politically fragile Sahel country has been struggling to quell a rising jihadist revolt. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in t...

Nov 18, 2019

The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 terrorists in two operations in the north of the country, the la ...

The country's security forces, pictured during training, have been unable to stem jihadist violence which has intensified throughout 2019 to become almost daily. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP/File)

37 killed in Burkina Faso's deadliest attack in fi...

Nov 7, 2019

An ambush on a convoy transporting employees of a Canadian mining company in Burkina Faso killed 37 people on Wednesday, ...

Dire living conditions in Burkina Faso have led to nostalgia for the days of strongman Blaise Compaore, ousted five years ago. The deprivation extends even to the former president's zoo. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

'It's hell' without Compaore: Burkinabes miss dict...

Oct 29, 2019

Five years after the people of Burkina Faso rose up against Blaise Compaore, chasing him out of the nation he ruled with ...

The presence of foreign soldiers has displeased some Burkinabes. By DaphnÃ© BENOIT (AFP/File)

16 killed in Burkina Faso mosque attack

Oct 12, 2019

Armed men stormed a mosque in the volatile north of Burkina Faso as worshippers were at prayer, killing 16 people and se ...

Islamist insurgents are relentlessly gaining ground, leaving the capital as one of the few areas of safe territory. By STR (AFP/File)

Inside Burkina Faso's failing fight against jihadi...

Oct 6, 2019

The expert cups his hands, with the ball-like space between them representing Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. ...

Around 20 dead in gold mine attack in northern Bur...

Oct 6, 2019

Around 20 people were killed in an attack on a gold mining site in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said Saturday ...

'We have swallowed our shame': Belen Boureima, 74, and members of his family. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Flee or die: The cruel choice in jihad-hit Burkina...

Sep 26, 2019

We have nothing, says Belen Boureima, a 74-year-old farmer, as his weathered face contemplates the scrap of land in th ...

Burkina Faso's former foreign minister Djibril Basole (R) was jailed for 10 years, and former head of the presidential security, General Gilbert Diendere, was given a 20-year sentence. By Ahmed OUOBA (AFP)

Burkina Faso court jails two generals over 2015 co...

Sep 2, 2019

A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday convicted and jailed two generals on charges of masterminding a coup in the f ...

Mass protests supported by the army ended the September 2015 attempted coup. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP/File)

Burkina Faso court sets date for coup trial decisi...

Aug 26, 2019

A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday said it would announce the long-awaited verdict next week in the trial of 84 ...

At least 15 killed in jihadist attack in Burkina F...

Jul 28, 2019

Suspected jihadists have raided a village in Burkina Faso's restive north region, killing 15 people, plundering and burn ...

The poor Sahel state of Burkina Faso has been battling a rising wave of jihadist attacks since 2015, which began in the north but have since spread to the east. By (AFP/File)

15 killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Jul 28, 2019

Armed men described as jihadists raided a village in Burkina Faso's restive north, killing 15 people, plundering and bur ...

The Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Health, Mr Emmanuel SORGHO, receiving one of the emergency kits from WHO Representative in Burkina Faso, Dr. Alimata J. DIARRA-NAMA

WHO Scales Up Activities In Burkina Faso In Respon...

Jul 16, 2019

BRAZZAVILLE, 15 July 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up operations in Burkina Faso in re ...

Civil Society Denounces the Release of GM mosquito...

Jul 3, 2019

We, the undersigned civil society organisations from Africa and around the world, denounce the release of geneticall ...

Nineteen killed in Burkina Faso's volatile north

Jun 10, 2019

Nineteen people died in an attack on a village in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, a security source said Monday. ...