Tag: Faso
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…
Burkina Faso: The junta suspends the broadcasting of Radio France Internationale
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has suspended Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcasting, accusing it of spreading false information and providing a platform for Islamist militants, a source…
French Embassy asks Burkina Faso to step up protection after protests
Published on 22/11/2022 at 07:55 Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) –…
Market: The French Embassy asks Burkina Faso to strengthen its protection after demonstrations
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The French embassy in Burkina Faso has asked local authorities to step up its protection after violent protests targeted it last week in Ouagadougou, according to a…
Burkina Faso: Transitional President Appoints Lawyer as Acting Prime Minister
Posted on 10/22/2022 at 11:20 a.m. Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters)…
Burkina Faso launches exceptional recruitment of 3,000 soldiers to fight jihadists
On October 8, 2022 in Ouagadougou, a soldier stands guard during the funeral of 27 soldiers killed on September 26 in Gaskindé during an ambush against a supply convoy trying…
Burkina Faso: Junta leader appointed transitional president
Published on 2022-10-14 at 9:50 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters)…
Captain Traoré’s coup: understand everything about the geopolitical situation in Burkina Faso
DECRYPTION After a democratic period of nearly seven years, Burkina Faso falls back under the military junta. Between exacerbated anti-French sentiment, growing Russian influence and a territory plagued by jihadism,…
INFO EUROPE 1: the GIGN is sent to Burkina Faso to secure the French embassy
William Molinie 08:54, October 07, 2022modified to 11:05 a.m., October 07, 2022 Six soldiers from the GIGN, the elite unit of the national gendarmerie, left Thursday to secure the French…
Burkina Faso: after the violence of October 1, are the French people there in danger?
Are the French present in Burkina Faso in danger? This is the question that currently occupies the Quai d’Orsay after the violent anti-French demonstrations last weekend in Ouagadougou. According to…
Burkina Faso: Soldiers announce the dismissal of the head of the junta
Published on 09/30/2022 at 22:49 Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) –…