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By Anne Mimault3 Min ReadOUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Africa’s premier film festival opened in Burkina

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-One person has been detained and an investigation opened to determine the cause of an explosion that killed scores of people at an informal gold miners market in Burkina Faso, a judicial source said on Tuesday.... The blast happened on Monday in the rural commune of Gbomblora in the southwestern province of Poni and the judicial source said the toll on Tuesday stood at 63 dead and 40 injured." The cause has not yet been precisely determined.... So we will have to look for

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Burkina Faso's military junta on Thursday resisted pressure from West African regional union ECOWAS to relinquish power in less than three years, saying its priority was to restore security in the country. The military seized power in late January, deposing President Roch Kabore in a coup and citing what they described as his inability to contain Islamist insurgents who control swathes of territory." To establish a viable democracy the first thing we need to do is to clear

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Burkina Faso's armed forces killed about 100 militants in a joint operation with Niger between Nov.... The insurgents have inflicted heavy casualties on the region's armies, and killed 53 people at a gendarmerie post in Burkina Faso last month in the worst strike on security forces in years.... Since then, more soldiers have been killed almost every week in scattered attacks....

PERKOA, Burkina Faso( Reuters)-The families of eight missing miners in Burkina Faso desperately awaited news from rescue teams continuing on Thursday to locate the men who have been stuck underground for 26 days.... We're really counting on God," said Sylvie Bama, the wife of miner Charles Bama, after a group prayer session near the mine.... " I'm looking at photos of my husband....

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadOUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Burkina Faso’s government, facing mounting public anger over repeated killings by Islamist militants, extended its suspension of mobile internet service on Wednesday while offering conflicting reasons for why access was cut in the first place. FILE PHOTO: Civil organisations hold a protest following an attack on a gendarmerie post that killed 32 people, calling for Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore to resign and for departure of French forces th

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, the government said, but it denied the military had seized power.... A witness also reported gunfire at a military camp in Kaya, around 100 kms( 62 miles) north of Ouagadougou.... Burkina Faso's government confirmed gunfire at some military camps but denied reports on social media that the army had seized power." Information on social networks suggests a takeover by the army....