Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré Is Making Waves in West Africa. Who Is He?
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he ...
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Why Ibrahim Traoré & 5 Other African Leaders Are Banned from the AU
The African Union (AU) is made up of 55 member states, divided into five geographic regions defined by the Organization ...
Malema Speaks After Burkina Faso, Niger & Mali Military Alliance
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party led by Julius Malema has saluted Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso, Colonel ...
Why Burkina Faso Has Extended Military Rule by Five Years
Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traore will remain in power for another five years following the signing of a new ...
Chebukati Condemns Coups in Africa, Offers Solution
Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati took a firm stance against a wave of coups that ...
35-Year-Old President Who Called African Leaders ‘Beggars’
Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore accused African leaders of turning Africa into a begging continent that over dependents on Western ...
The Nairobi Kiosk Menace
Several indices tell you whether a country is on the path to people-centered holistic development. One of those is the ...
Burkina Faso Ambush Kills 13 Soldiers According to Security Sources
Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso's eastern province, security sources told AFP on Sunday in ...
Thomas Sankara lawyers demand Burkina ex-president, Blaise Compaore extradition
Lawyers for the family of ex-Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara on Thursday demanded former president Blaise Compaore be extradited after ...
Burkina Faso ex-President Blaise Compaore gets life jail sentence for Sankara assassination
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life prison term to former president Blaise Compaore over ...
Kamou Malo, the coach who has brought hope back to Burkina Faso
Kamou Malo's Burkina Faso face Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wednesday with a young team that ...
Burkina Faso denies coup amid barracks revolt
Soldiers in Burkina Faso staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country's military top brass and ...
’30 dead’ in attack by Jihadists in eastern Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed around 30 people in an attack Monday in eastern Burkina Faso, local and security sources said, in ...
‘Terrorists’ kill an Irish and two Spanish journalists, in Burkina Faso
Three European journalists -- two Spanish and one Irish -- have been killed in an attack on an anti-poaching patrol ...
Manhunt underway for Two Spaniards, an Irishman, and a Burkinabe national, who are feared to be dead
Burkina Faso security forces said Tuesday they feared for the lives of four people including three Westerners who were abducted ...
Regional stability at stake over Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itnos’ death
The sudden death of Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno has unleashed anxious speculation about how leadership change will affect a ...
Volunteer militia becomes latest target for Burkina’s jihadists
A volunteer force set up to help Burkina Faso's beleaguered military fight jihadists has suffered huge casualties since it was ...
Eight killed in attack in eastern Burkina Faso
Three police and five members of a civilian anti-jihadist force were killed in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources and locals ...
