The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

Cameroon boss Toni Conceicao and his Burkina Faso counterpart Kamou Malo both vowed to play with passion and intensity in the Cup of Nations third place play-off on Saturday night.

The Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Cameroon, are out to finish their tournament on a high with a win in the third-placed play-off over Burkina Faso today.

The dust appears to have settled following the recent coup in the west African state of Burkina Faso. A televised statement on January 31 named Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim leader and said that the independence of the judiciary as well as freedom of speech and movement had been…

Lorsqu'on a appris que des soldats s'étaient mutinés au Burkina Faso, il n’y a pas vraiment eu d’effet de surprise. L'histoire de ce pays a été marquée non seulement par des mutineries dans l'armée, mais également par des coups d'État militaires.

Manchester City saw their loan defender Issa Kabore stand firm against Liverpool's Sadio Mane during the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.

West Africa bloc expected to decide whether to impose more sanctions on Burkina Faso following a military coup.

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The semi-finals started. That means the final will be here soon and our adventure will be over. Alas. Alack. Woe and thrice woe. No more inane questions for the coaches.

Aliou Cissé's mantra over the last six years as Senegal coach has been hard work, application and belief. And for the last 20 minutes of his team's semi-final against Burkina Faso, the trinity of values fused vibrantly to fire a 3-1 romp past enterprising opponents and passage into a second…