The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order "when the conditions are right". Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted ...
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch ...
PRETORIA, January 24. /TASS/. The military mutiny in Burkina Faso, which started at some army bases on January 23, is being led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, news portal Benin ...
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore announced his resignation in a statement on Friday and called for a 90-day transition to "free and transparent" elections in the West African country, local ...
Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the military junta that overthrew Burkina Faso's president in January, is sworn in as head of state during a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ...
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations over their coverage of a report on the mass killing of ...
Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities, food insecurity, and environmental change. As a result, over 1.4 million ...
Burkina Faso has said a Human Rights Watch report alleging that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25 made “baseless accusations”. The HRW report on Thursday ...
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch ...
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FILE - A soldier applauds the presidential inauguration of Junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba during his swearing-in ceremony broadcast on national television on Wednesday, Feb. 16 ...