Burkina Faso celebrates its 60 years of independence on Friday on the theme: “National cohesion and patriotic commitment for a sustainable development of Burkina Faso in a context of insecurity and Covid-19”. “This is a collective challenge for a Burkina…
Burkina Faso star Bance quits international football
Burkina Faso star Aristide Bance, one of the most colourful and popular footballers in Africa, has called time on his international career. He played 79 times for the ‘Stallions’ and scored 24 goals over 16 years while helping the national…
Five dead after attack on church in Burkina Faso (Metro)
Five people including a pastor have been killed in the first jihadist attack on a church in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said today. Sunday’s attack took place in the small northern town of Silgadji near Djibo, the capital…
Fear of attacks keeps 150,000 children away from schools in Burkina Faso (Punch)
More than 150,000 children are not going to school in Burkina Faso because of the threat of jihadist violence, the education minster has said, warning of a “deteriorating” situation in the West African nation. More than 1,100 schools have been…