Burkina Faso

  • Sep 5, 2022
  • 2 min read

Burkina Faso junta's upbeat claims will ring hollow

Junta leader President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba gave a much-anticipated national address on the war against jihadists

Burkina Faso
  • Aug 19, 2022
  • 2 min read

Burkinabe junta will struggle to curb hate speech

Government spokesperson Lionel Bilgo has condemned a social media campaign targeting the ethnic Peul communit

Burkina Faso
  • Aug 10, 2022
  • 7 min read

Africa’s Great Green Wall project may lose momentum

The Great Green Wall aims to stop desertification by planting trees all the way from Senegal to Djibouti

Africa
  • Aug 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

Civilian casualties will increase in Burkina Faso

Military authorities yesterday acknowledged that airstrikes had killed a number of civilians in the south-east

Burkina Faso
  • Jul 11, 2022
  • 7 min read

Eroding domestic legitimacy may weaken Burkinabe junta

ECOWAS has lifted the sanctions threat against the Burkinabe junta as the country's security situation deteriorates

Burkina Faso
  • Jul 8, 2022
  • 2 min read

Compaore's return may fuel popular anger in Burkina

Former President Blaise Compaore, ousted in 2014 popular protests, yesterday returned to Burkina for a visit

Burkina Faso
  • Jul 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

West African sanctions decision will benefit juntas

The ECOWAS regional bloc yesterday agreed to lift most of its sanctions against Mali

West Africa
  • Jun 22, 2022
  • 2 min read

New Burkina Faso security measures will help jihadists

The Burkinabe junta announced the creation of two large free-fire zones in which all civilian activity is prohibited

Burkina Faso