ibrahim traore

Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with jihadist insurgents who control swathes of the country, while suggesting that security risks could delay the country's return to civilian rule.…

Pressure is mounting on the authorities in Burkina Faso after more than 150 civilians were massacred by uniformed men in northern villages. At a press conference on Saturday, FRANCE 24 spoke to a representative for…

Issued on: 24/04/2023 - 07:41 Sixty people were killed in Burkina Faso by attackers wearing military uniforms, a prosecutor said late Sunday, announcing an investigation…

Issued on: 14/04/2023 - 00:28 The head of the military junta has said he aims to recapture 40% of the country's territory, as the deadly insurgency continues.…

Issued on: 08/04/2023 - 20:00 Forty-four civilians have been killed by "armed terrorist groups" in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border, a…

Issued on: 23/03/2023 - 18:17 Four soldiers and 10 volunteers with the military were killed on Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, in a terrorist attack that coincided…

Issued on: 04/02/2023 - 11:47 Burkina Faso's military leader said Friday his country had not severed diplomatic ties with France, which he has asked to withdraw its forces,…

OUAGADOUGOU: BurkinaFaso's new legislative assembly opened on Friday with a call for self-sacrifice by the 71 members appointed by the junta that seized power a month ago. One of the world's poorest countries, Burkina has been struggling…

Capt. Ibrahim Traore officially became Burkina Faso’s transitional president Friday, two weeks after he seized power in the country’s second coup this year, but he will be ineligible to run for the office when elections are held. A…

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Fasoawoke to fresh uncertainty Saturday after its second coup this year when junior officers toppled a junta leader, saying he had failed to fight jihadist attacks in the deeply poor and restive West African nation.…