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Burkina Faso’s military authorities announced they would extend their rule for another five years, following a national consultation meeting in the capital, Ouagadougou. The president of the transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, may also run in the next presidential election, indicates the public channel. When he took power in a coup …

The United States and the UK on Monday called on Burkina Faso to thoroughly investigate the killings of 223 civilians in February that were detailed in a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. They also called on authorities to hold those responsible to account. The HRW investigation alleged the Burkinabe …

Authorities in Burkina Faso announced the suspension of two media outlets, including the BBC and VOA, for publishing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the army of abusing civilians. The country’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA). Access …

At least six Nigerien soldiers were killed in an explosion and several terrorists neutralized in air strikes, the Nigerien army announced. “A military vehicle returning from a patrol in Inatès hit a mine near the village of Tingara, killing six soldiers,” the Nigerien army announced. “In response to this cowardly …

Russia reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso, which it had closed in 1992, pursuing a rapprochement with this Sahelian country ruled by a military regime since last year. “Today we are witnessing the ceremony for the resumption of activities at the Russian embassy in Ouagadougou,” said Alexei Saltykov, the Russian …

Four French nationals have been arrested and are being held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, according to reports. Presented by Paris as DGSE agents, Ouagadougou refers to them as “spies”. the four Frenchmen were arrested on December 1 and were indicted two weeks later and then imprisoned at the Ouagadougou correctional …

At least 40 civilians were killed by armed Islamists in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, causing dismay at the United Nations. The UN said a large number of fighters, from a group known as JNIM, had attacked a military base, homes and camps for displaced people in the city of …

A number of civil servants are in the crosshairs of the law as the government is determined to combat counterfeiters in the civil service in Burkina Faso. The judicial authorities took matters into their own hands, and the result was positive, after a denuciation and thorough investigations. In fact, the …

Burkina Faso’s military leaders said the country’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday. It’s almost a year since the military leader and now interim President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, himself, seized power. In a statement read on television, the junta said unnamed military officers and others had …

Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday announced the suspension of France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM, Reuters reported. France 24 earlier this month aired an interview with Yezid Mebarek, also known as Abu …