OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Unidentified armed attackers killed at least 11 Burkinabe soldiers and

demonstration in Ouagadougou, where protesters waved the red and green Burkinabe flag and blew

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Authorities in Burkina Faso have declared a two-day period of mourning after suspected militants killed at least 41 members of a government-backed civilian militia in the country's desert north this week.A column of civilian fighters from the Homeland Defence Volunteers( VDP), a group the government funds and trains to contain Islamist insurgents, was ambushed on Thursday as it swept a remote area in the northern Loroum province, authorities said on Saturday.It was one of t

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under former president Roch Kabore before his ouster in a military coup, an official decree showed on Saturday. Damiba was inaugurated on Wednesday as transitional president for three years, after leading a group of officers to oust Kabore in January.... They said they were motivated by frustration about mounting violence by Islamist militants.

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Ten people were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Monday morning, and four others were missing, a government source and a security source said.... " We will get through it together, or not at all," said President Roch Kabore in remarks to journalists.... Islamist attacks have surged across Africa's Sahel region, killing thousands and driving millions from their homes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger....

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-At least 11 civilians were killed in attacks on two villages in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, a regional governor said in a statement. Unidentified armed assailants targeted the two communities in Seno province, which is among those hit by rising insecurity as jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State seek to gain control over once peaceful parts of West Africa's Central Sahel region.In a statement on Monday, Governor Rodolphe Sorgho did not provide furthe

PARIS( Reuters)-Four French IT workers with diplomatic passports and visas have been arrested in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, a French diplomatic source said on Wednesday, denying a media report that they were intelligence agents. Worsening relations between the junta in Burkina Faso and former coloniser France have recently led to expulsion orders for diplomatic officials, including the French ambassador, and to the suspension of some French media. Speaking on condition of anonymity, th

By Anne Mimault3 Min ReadOUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Africa’s premier film festival opened in Burkina Faso on Saturday with a colourful ceremony showcasing choreography, and acrobatic and musical acts from some of the continent’s biggest names, including Senegalese Grammy nominee Baaba Maal. With a backdrop of Islamic militant attacks in the Sahel West African nation here and the coronavirus pandemic, the glitzy ceremony saw a tribute to the country's military and to former president and revolutionary

DAKAR( Reuters)-The West African nation of Burkina Faso hit international headlines on Sunday when machinegun fire rang out from barracks as soldiers demanded more support from their political and military leaders.... Here's what you need to know. WHY SOLDIERS ARE MUTINYINGA spokesperson for the mutineers told journalists they were demanding" appropriate" resources and training for their fight against militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.... They demanded the resignation of the army

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Protesters burned tyres and pillaged a government building in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday after police fired tear gas to disperse a march against the state's failure to stop a wave of violence by Islamist militants.... Some demonstrators later vandalised a government records building across from the mayor's office, leaving computers and documents in the street.... " Since he( Kabore) is in power, terrorists are spreading desolation in this country and he is incapab