Tag: Burkina Faso

By John Ikani  The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa's main political and economic bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday ...

By Ebi Kesiena Burkina Faso's junta chief and new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, has met with cabinet officials following the ...

By John Ikani  A battle-hardened Captain Ibrahim Traoré toppled Lt. Col Paul-Henri Damiba on September 30, marking the country's second ...

By Oyintari Ben According to community and religious leaders, the military leader of Burkina Faso, who was overthrown in a ...

By John Ikani Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri ...

By John Ikani  The army officers who seized power in Burkina Faso say toppled military leader Lt. Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo ...

By Oyintari Ben According to a statement on national television, Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military chief ...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna State television lost signal early Friday, broadcasting a blank screen saying: “no video signal” shortly after heavy ...

By John Ikani  Burkina Faso’s coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has justified his military takeover at the ...

By Ebi Kesiena A Burkina Faso court has found three former presidential guards guilty of involvement in the 1990 murder ...