Salah-led Egypt can seal World Cup slot by beating Burkina Faso
- 07-Sep-2025
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah could this week become the second African football icon after Achraf Hakimi to ensure his presence at the 2026 World Cup in North America. Salah will captain Egypt in Burkina Faso in a top-of-the-table African zone Group A qualifier on Tuesday, and a win for the Pharaohs will […]
Burkina Faso army fires prime minister, dissolves government
- 07-Dec-2024
Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has dismissed interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government, a decree issued by the office of military leader Ibrahim Traore said on Friday. The decree did not give a reason for the dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after Traore seized power in […]
Burkina Faso junta chief dissolves government
- 07-Dec-2024
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Burkina Faso’s ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP. The sacked premier had served at the head of three successive governments, surviving each reshuffle. No reason was given for the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, […]
Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts
- 26-Apr-2024
Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings, authorities said late on Thursday. In the report based on its own investigation, the watchdog said that the West […]
Burkina Faso’s military junta suspends export permits for gold
- 21-Feb-2024
OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the issuance of export permits for artisanal and semi-mechanised gold and other precious commodities with immediate effect, it said. “This suspension follows the need to clean up the sector and reflects the government’s desire to better organise the marketing of gold and other precious substances,” it said in […]
33 civilians killed in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack
- 14-May-2023
At least 33 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso, the governor said Saturday, as the country struggles to stem an insurgency. A state of emergency has been in force in eight of Burkina Faso’s 13 regions since March, including in western Boucle du Mouhoun. The attack on the farmers […]
Burkina Faso ends French military accord, says it will defend itself
- 23-Jan-2023
Burkina Faso has decided to end a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents on its territory because the government wants the country to defend itself, the government said on Monday. The West African country is facing an insurgency by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State which have taken over large […]
Ibrahim Traore: Burkina Faso names coup leader as transitional president
- 15-Oct-2022
Burkina Faso’s military officials, political parties and civil society leaders on Friday officially designated army captain Ibrahim Traore as the country’s transitional president, two weeks after he seized power in Burkina Faso’s second coup this year. About 300 delegates are meeting over two days in the capital, Ouagadougou, to outline plans to return the West […]
Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government
- 01-Oct-2022
Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of President Paul-Henri Damiba, the second coup in the troubled West African country this year. The announcement capped a day that began with gunfire near a military camp in the capital Ouagadougou, an explosion near the […]
Gold mine in northern Burkina Faso attacked, two dead
- 09-Jun-2022
DAKAR: Attackers raided an industrial gold mine in northern Burkina Faso in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing one soldier and one civilian, the mine’s owner said. Three or four soldiers were also wounded in the assault, which took place at around 4:30 a.m. (0430 GMT), said an official who answered the phone at […]