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Burkina Faso junta arrests ex-ruling party leader
Burkina Faso's security forces have arrested the former speaker, days after he called for the immediate release of ousted President ...
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Burkina Faso’s interim president appoints new government
Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under ...
Burkina Faso: National conference approves 3-year military-led transition
A national conference in Burkina Faso has adopted a charter that will allow a junta that seized power in the ...
Burkina Faso coup leader talks tough at inauguration, promised to deal with insecurity
Burkina Faso’s coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba has promised to deal with the mounting insecurity after being inaugurated as the country’s ...
Burkina Faso to swear in junta leader, Damiba as president
Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is due to be sworn in as the country’s president, just over two ...
Is Ecowas a toothless sabre-rattler against coups?
Recent upheavals turning West Africa's political landscape on its head pose a direct challenge on the credibility of Ecowas, a ...
Ecowas and UN to assess Burkina Faso’s situation after coup
A team from the West African regional bloc Ecowas will be in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, on Monday to assess ...
Who is Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso coup leader?
Burkina Faso's new strongman, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has had first-hand experience of the brutal militant insurgency that he cites ...
Burkina Faso coup: Crowd celebrates while ECOWAS has been “blamed” for unrest
More than 1,000 people gathered in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday in support of a military coup that a ...
How President Kabore’s ouster unfolded in Burkina Faso
On Saturday, January 22, 2022, incidents broke out in Ouagadougou and other cities in Burkina Faso between the forces of ...