Al Qaeda branch claims attack on Burkina Faso convoy that killed over a dozen
The Sahel-based branch of Al Qaeda, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), has claimed an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso that killed over...
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Military officers remove President Damiba in a coup
Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Damiba has been deposed in the country’s second coup in a year, as army Captain Ibrahim Traore took charge, dissolving...
Heavy gunfire, soldiers on the streets in Burkina Faso capital
Soldiers are on the streets and heavy gunfire has been heard near the main military camp and residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital.
Burkina Faso: Heavy gunfire heard around presidential palace
Gunshots were heard in some areas of Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou. Soldiers have blocked access to administration buildings and to state television, which has suspended...
Burkina Faso attack: 11 soldiers killed in ambush
Eleven soldiers have died and 50 civilians are missing in Burkina Faso following a suspected jihadist attack, the government says.
11 killed and dozens missing after attack on Burkina Faso convoy
Burkina Faso condemns ‘barbaric, cowardly’ attack after fighters ambush an army-escorted resupply convoy in the Sahel region.
Dozen dead in suspected Burkina Faso terror attack
A suspected terror attack in the north of Burkina Faso has killed around a dozen people, mostly soldiers, security sources told AFP on Monday.