Tag: Faso
Burkina Faso: France taken to task as tensions do not subside
Nearly two days after the announcement of the dismissal of the leader of the ruling junta, tension remained high on Sunday in Burkina Faso where protesters attacked France, pushing the…
Burkina Faso: the head of the deposed junta, Damiba has agreed to resign
Europe 1 with AFP 7:01 p.m., October 02, 2022 While tension reigns in Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has finally agreed to resign under seven conditions. Previously, the fallen…
Burkina Faso: Shooting in Ouagadougou the day after Damiba’s dismissal
Published on 01/10/2022 at 6:45 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters)…
Burkina Faso: Tense situation in Ouagadougou, incidents near the French Embassy
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Gunshots rang out on Saturday near the French embassy that protesters tried to burn down in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou the day after junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba…
Burkina Faso: The army assures that the situation is “under control”
by Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s self-proclaimed military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said on Sunday that order was being restored in the country after violent…
Burkina Faso: President Damiba deposed, Captain Traoré ensures the transition
by Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s incumbent president Paul-Henri Damiba has tendered his resignation and new de facto leader Ibrahim Traore has accepted conditions set…
Putschists take power: Junta chief flees Burkina Faso
Putschists take power Junta chief flees Burkina Faso 10/3/2022 5:54 am In January, putschists overthrew the government in Burkina Faso. A few months later, there is another coup in the…
Coup in Burkina Faso: Attack on French facilities
The second coup within eight months is an expression of despair over the security situation. Whether he will succeed is still unclear. Supporters of putschist leader Ibrahim Traoré demonstrated in…
Burkina Faso: the head of the junta removed from office, announce soldiers on television
The head of the junta in Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who came to power in a putsch at the end of January, was removed from office by soldiers…
Paris condemns the violence against its diplomatic influence in Burkina Faso
PARIS, October 1 (Reuters) – France condemns in the strongest terms the violence against its diplomatic influence in Burkina Faso, a statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced on…
Change of power in Burkina Faso?: Damiba calls putschists to reason
Change of power in Burkina Faso? Damiba calls putschists to reason 10/02/2022, 12:16 am On Friday, part of the military putsch the previous head of the military junta out of…
In Burkina Faso, the army does not recognize the military coup
Confusion reigned in Ouagadougou on Saturday 1er October evening after a declaration by the army not recognizing the seizure of power the day before by soldiers who had announced that…