An attack that reportedly killed more than 100 soldiers on an army base in Burkina Faso has snowballed into speculation about unrest in the security forces, in a country where the military has been in power since 2022.
The leader of the military (...)
Abdoulaye Diabate faced a life-threatening bout of malaria when he was just five years old. Diabate narrowly survived the mosquito-borne disease, but cousins ages three and four were not as fortunate.
Diabate, who now heads medical entomology and (...)
Roughly 100 civilians were reportedly killed during a massacre on a village in the West African country of Burkina Faso, the European Union's diplomatic service said Monday.
"Nearly a hundred civilians, including women and children, are reported to (...)
Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent killing of scores of civilians in a village near the border with Mali, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance has handed over the gift of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to the Republic of Burkina Faso, amounting to five tons of dates, in an effort to implement (...)
The Saudi Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Burkina Faso, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Juhani, received at the embassy's headquarters today the head of the National Committee for Follow-up of Hajj and Umrah Affairs in Burkina Faso, Hajj Abu Bakr (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Gabon on Wednesday, beginning a four-day tour of Central Africa.
Touching down in the capital Libreville, Macron will travel to Angola, Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His aim is to test new (...)
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Burkina Faso, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Dosari, met here today with Dr. Abu Bakr Doukoure, Advisor to the President of Burkina Faso for Islamic Affairs, who is also Member of the Supreme (...)
The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d'Information du Burkina (AIB).
France has exactly one month to remove its troops from Burkina (...)
Burkina Faso's self-declared leader says the man he ousted a day ago in a coup is plotting a counter-attack.
Col. Ibrahim Traoré also accused the French army of harboring Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba at one of its bases — but France denies any (...)
The UN Secretary-General expressed on Saturday his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments in Burkina Faso, where according to media reports, a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup only nine months (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) delivered Tuesday the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gift of 50 tons of dates to the Republic of Burkina Faso.
Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Burkina Faso Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Nazawe Al-Juhani (...)
At least 35 civilians have been killed by a bomb that hit a convoy of vehicles in the north of Burkina Faso where militant groups are active, the authorities said.
Dozens of others were wounded. Convoys escorted by the army are used to deliver (...)
The Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Republic of Burkina Faso Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosary met here with the Minister of Family and Gender Equality Salimata Konombo.
During the meeting, ways of enhancing cooperation (...)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Burkina Faso Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Nazawe Al-Juhani, has met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinos Abroad Olivia Rouamba.
During the meeting, which took place yesterday, ways of (...)
Republic of Burkina Faso's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation and Burkina Faso's expatriates abroad Olivia Rwamba announced her country's full support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the Expo 2030 in Riyadh.
In a (...)
President Pall-Henry Sandaogo Damiba of the Republic of Burkina Faso received at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou today Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, Advisor (...)
Burkina Faso's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation held yesterday, a meeting with the Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Burkina Faso Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Dosari.
During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between (...)
For the last three years, a retired cook in northern Burkina Faso has been providing shelter for people displaced by armed attacks in the country, where the security situation continues to deteriorate.
Recent unrest in the capital Ouagadougou (...)
Following Sunday's coup in Burkina Faso carried out by sections of the armed forces, the United Nations' Secretary-General is following the developments in the landlocked West African nation with deep concern.
In a statement released by his (...)
The military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré.
The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover.
Mr Kaboré had (...)
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet deeply deplores this week's military takeover in Burkina Faso, her office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
OHCHR has called for a swift return to constitutional order and urged the army to immediately release (...)
Shots have been heard near the presidential palace in Burkina Faso's capital amid a mutiny by soldiers.
Gunfire has also been heard at several barracks in Ouagadougou, with soldiers demanding the sacking of military chiefs, and more resources to (...)
The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kaboré, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers.
Some troops in the West African nation have demanded the sacking of military chiefs and more resources to fight Islamist militants.
Gunfire had been (...)
Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the country faces "a multitude of challenges with severe impacts on a wide range of human rights of its people".
She noted the landlocked (...)
