Tag: Burkina
Burkina: at least 12 dead in an attack in the North
At least twelve civilians were killed on Saturday during the attack on a locality by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, AFP learned on Sunday February 5 from local and…
Burkina proposes to create “a federation” with Mali
The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso has proposed the creation of a “federation” between his country and Mali, both facing jihadist violence and led by putschist soldiers who demanded the…
Burkina Faso: France will withdraw its troops within “a month”
France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within “a month” while the junta has denounced the defense agreements linking the two countries, a further decline in Paris’ influence in…
Burkina: the government confirms having requested the withdrawal of French troops
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 01/23/2023 at 15:07, Update on 01/23/2023 at 20:51 The country currently hosts a contingent of nearly 400 French special forces, the Saber force.…
In Burkina, the door for France, the red carpet for Russia
Reserved for subscribers TO ANALYSE. After Mali, it’s Burkina Faso’s turn to push the French army out. The reasons for this worst-case scenario for France. By Malick Diawara and Bernard…
In Burkina Faso, imbroglio on a request for the departure of French special forces
Demonstration against the French presence in Burkina Faso, in Ouagadougou, January 20, 2023. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP A strong uncertainty reigns, since Saturday January 21, between Paris and Ougadougou.…
Burkina Faso demands the departure of French troops within a month
Burkina Faso this week demanded the departure of French troops from its soil within a month, in a context of growing tensions between the two countries for several months and…
Demonstration in Ouagadougou against the French presence in Burkina
by Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Several hundred demonstrators descended on the center of Ouagadougou on Friday to protest against the French presence in Burkina Faso, where sentiment against the…
Burkina Faso announces the release of 66 women and children kidnapped in the North
Posted on 01/20/2023 at 10:05 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters)…
In Burkina Faso, the unprecedented kidnapping of fifty women attributed to jihadists
Women who fled attacks by Islamist militants in northern Burkina Faso are pictured at a camp for internally displaced people in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 29, 2022. ZOHRA BENSEMRA /…
Burkina Faso in shock after the kidnapping of fifty women
ALERT. They were kidnapped Thursday and Friday by suspected jihadists in Arbinda, in the north. This is the first kidnapping of this magnitude in this country. Through Africa Point (With…
Paris attempts appeasement with Burkina Faso and “does not impose anything”
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, French Secretary of State in charge of the development of the Francophonie and international partnerships, during the press conference in Ouagadougou, January 10, 2023. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT /…