Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso to expel top UN official in West African country

Published on: December 23, 2022
16:22

By: Pavel López Lazo

Ouagadougou, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Burkina Faso´s government on Friday expelled the top UN official in the country, asking her to leave immediately.

Russian company gets new gold mining license

Published on: December 9, 2022
16:06

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Ouagadougou, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The government in Burkina Faso has granted a licence to a Russian mining company, Norgold, to operate a new gold mine.

Civilians in Burkina Faso to support fight against extremists

Published on: November 22, 2022
10:28

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Ouagadougou, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) A total of 30,000 civilians have registered as volunteers to support the army in fighting extremist groups, according to official figures released.

Governments of Mali and Burkina Faso address security issues

Published on: November 3, 2022
10:23

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Bamako, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Malian military junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, said that he held here a meeting on security issues with the president of the transitional government of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.

ECOWAS concerns over situation in Burkina Faso

Published on: October 2, 2022
13:25

By: Pavel López Lazo

Abuja, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) expressed its deep concern on Sunday over present situation in Burkina Faso after coup d'état on Friday, the second one conducted in eight months.

Bomb attack killed 35 in Burkina Faso

Published on: September 6, 2022
09:33

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Ouagadougou, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) A bomb attack on a supply convoy killed 35 civilians in the midst of peace negotiations between the ruling military junta in Burkina Faso and Islamist groups.

Burkina Faso political alliance rejects electoral calendar

Published on: June 30, 2022
13:28

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Ouagadougou, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) A national political alliance here today rejected the electoral calendar set by the transitional authorities for February 25, 2025, considering that it lacks due consensus among political actors.

Bittersweet taste for reparations in the assassination of Sankara

Published on: May 11, 2022
10:15

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Ouagadougou, May 11 (Prensa Latina) A bittersweet taste leaves in the followers of the assassinated Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara (1983-1987) the civil reparations dictated by a military court in Burkina Faso.

Armed attacks in Burkina Faso cause 11 deaths

Published on: May 6, 2022
09:28

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Ouagadougou, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Armed attacks by extremist elements in northern Burkina Faso caused the death of 11 people, including seven soldiers, as reported by the Infowakat website.

Military juntas of Guinea and Burkina Faso request deadline extension

Published on: April 28, 2022
10:03

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Abuja, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The military governments of Burkina Faso and Guinea coincided in requesting the extension of the deadlines for the return to constitutionality set by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).

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