Burkina Faso asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a diplomatic letter from the authorities there to Paris obtained by AFP Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Paris was awaiting clarifications…
Burkina Faso requests French ambassador withdrawal, Paris says
The French foreign ministry says it received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the departure of France’s ambassador from Burkina Faso. The French ministry’s spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday by email that it had received such…
Burkina Faso investigates 28 bodies discovered on New Year’s Eve.
Authorities in Burkina Faso on Tuesday said it has launched investigation into the killing 28 people who were discovered on the eve of New Year. The government announced on Monday that 28 bodies have been found on New Year’s Eve…
US drops Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade programme
The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference programme citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office said on Sunday. Frustrations over the government’s inability to…
French embassy demands more protection after protests
The French embassy in Burkina Faso has asked the West African state for more protection after violent protests targeted the property. In a letter to Burkina Faso’s foreign ministry seen by Reuters, the French embassy said Burkina Faso’s military police…
Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources
Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso’s eastern province, security sources told AFP on Sunday, in the latest violence to shake the insurgency-torn west African nation. Four members of the defense forces were also wounded in…
West Africa bloc mediator ‘satisfied’ after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader
The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore. Issoufou added that the 15-member bloc…
Burkina Faso army captain on state TV announces overthrow of military government
A Burkina Faso army captain on Friday announced the ouster of military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and the suspension of the country’s constitution and transitional charter in a statement read on national television. Army Captain Ibrahim Traore said a group of…
Burkina Faso: Heavy gunfire heard around presidential palace
Heavy gunfire was heard around Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on early Friday morning, sparking fears of a mutiny nine months after a military coup d’etat overthrew the country’s president. Shots and a large blast were also heard around the presidential…
Burkina Faso President Kabore ‘detained’ by mutinous soldiers
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinying soldiers, according to news reports citing security officials. The reports on Monday came a day after soldiers staged mutinies at several army barracks, prompting fears of a coup…
