Tag: Faso
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…
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…
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 /…
Market: The United States excludes Burkina Faso from a trade agreement
(Reuters) – The United States has excluded Burkina Faso from an Agoa trade deal over deep concerns over an “unconstitutional change”, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said…
Burkina Faso expels the UN coordinator in the country
Published on 23/12/2022 at 5:44 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters)…
Burkina Faso: UN coordinator “persona non grata” and “asked to leave the country”
The UN coordinator in Burkina Faso, the Italian Barbara Manzi, was declared “persona non grata” and “asked to leave the country” on Friday, according to a press release from the…
Burkina Faso summons Ghanaian ambassador after statements on Wagner
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso summoned Ghana’s ambassador on Friday morning after Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said Burkina Faso hired mercenaries from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, the foreign affairs…
Burkina Faso grants a Russian company the operating permit for a new gold mine
At the site of a gold mine in Houndé, Burkina Faso, in February 2020. ANNE MIMAULT / REUTERS The government of Burkina Faso, resulting from a putsch and which intends…