The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's junta leader promises security, order

Burkina Faso’s new military leader says he is going to bring security and order back to the conflict-ridden nation and unite the country, but warns that betrayal wouldn’t be tolerated by the new regime

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Burkina Faso vs Tunisia: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h - AFCON preview today

Tunisia and Burkina Faso go toe-to-toe in Garoua tonight for a place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2022

Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right, military leader says

Burkina Faso's new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2022

West African leaders to hold summit after latest coups

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday, Ivory Coast's information minister said on Wednesday, after military takeovers in both countries.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

Analysis-W. Africa coups show limits of diplomacy, opening door to new players

Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a run of military takeovers that have beset the region since 2020.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

Crowds rally in Burkina Faso's capital to cheer on military coup leaders

Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new military junta rallied in the capital Ouagadougou Tuesday to celebrate the overthrow of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 26, 2022

Hundreds gather in Burkina Faso's capital to support military coup

Supporters of the new junta in Burkina Faso gathered in the capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as neighbouring countries, the UN and France condemned the military coup.

France 24 · Jan 26, 2022

Burkina Faso: Pro-junta protesters rally in Ouagadougou after coup

In tonight's edition: Pro-junta protesters rally in Ouagadougou a day after a military takeover in Burkina Faso. Also, the head of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, blames Monday's fatal crush at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on an inexplicably closed gate. And Zimbabwe's main opposition leader…

France 24 · Jan 25, 2022

Coup in Burkina Faso

Juntas without political legitimacy have only worsened the crises in West Africa

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2022

Burkina Faso: A history of destabilisation by jihadist insurgencies

Attacks by jihadists linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group have killed thousands and displaced an estimated 1.5 million people in Burkina Faso since 2015. Members of the army, critical of the government's strategy for battling Islamist terrorism, detained the president and seized power on January 23. FRANCE…

France 24 · Jan 25, 2022