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The Latest Breaking News from Ouagadougou

Is Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup?

Worsening insecurity in the country is fuelling rumours of dissent against Burkina Faso’s military government.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats accused of 'subversive activities'

Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities", according to a foreign ministry note seen by FRANCE 24 on Thursday.

France 24

Unexpected Strawberry Crop Spins Burkina's 'Red Gold'

In the suburbs of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, lucrative strawberry farming is supplanting traditional crops like cabbage and lettuce and has become a top export to neighbouring countries.

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‘Russia’s African lab’: How Putin won over Burkina Faso after French adieu

Russia is increasing its influence in Burkina Faso, where disillusionment with French politics has left a void.

Al Jazeera

Fanning Mistrust On Health, Russia Seeks Foothold In West Africa

"Health and Sovereignty" was the theme. "Medical sovereignty is one of the multifaceted parts of sovereignty and Russia wants to help African countries advance it," he said in French to the Burkina24 network at the conference, where some wore stickers of the Russian and Burkina Faso flags.

International Business Times

Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?

France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. Here’s a timeline of how that unfolded.

Al Jazeera

Sankara replaces General Charles de Gaulle as Burkina Faso decolonises street name

Burkina Faso’s military rulers have officially renamed one of main streets in the capital Ouagadougou, replacing the country's former colonial ruler with its pan-africanist father of independence, Thomas Sankara. The move follows similar trends in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal.

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Amnesty accuses Burkina army of village massacre

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday said Burkina Faso's army was responsible for a village massacre last month, putting the death toll at 147, more than double the official figure.

AFP

60 killed in Burkina Faso 'by men in army uniform'

Ouagadougou (AFP) - About 60 civilians were killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, the local prosecutor said late Sunday, announcing an investigation into the latest bloodshed in the insurgency-hit country.

AFP

Burkina Faso Muslims and Christians back unity amid insurgency

Scores of young Burkinabe Muslims and Christians gathered in Ouagadougou's public square as the sun set on Friday to break fast together, promoting religious tolerance during Ramadan and Lent as Burkina Faso grapples with a violent insurgency.

Reuters

Burkina junta orders France 24 off air after Al-Qaeda interview

Ouagadougou (AFP) - The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday suspended all broadcasts by the France 24 news channel in the west African country after it interviewed the head of Al-Qaeda North Africa.

AFP

Army convoy brings food to blockaded Burkina city

Ouagadougou (AFP) - An army convoy has delivered desperately-needed supplies to a northern Burkina Faso city that has been blockaded by jihadists for months, locals and security sources told AFP Wednesday.

AFP

Activists walk from Bamako to Ouagadougou to promote states' federation

A small group of activists have been walking from Mali's capital Bamako to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou to express their support for a federation between the two West African states.

Reuters

Tunisian thriller ‘Ashkal’ snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi has won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival in Ouagadougou for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal".

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France 24

FESPACO: A continental celebration of African cinema

Every two years Burkina Faso hosts Africa's largest film festival, and the event has become a lynchpin of audiovisual industries across the continent. FRANCE 24's Fatimata Wane has been taking a look at the films in selection; she brings us her top picks from Ouagadougou. We also take a look…

AFP

Breakup with France stokes divisions in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou (AFP) - The ochre, weather-worn walls and tree-lined canal give a sense of tranquillity to the University of Ouagadougou, the highest institute of learning in crisis-stricken Burkina Faso.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso’s murdered leader Thomas Sankara reburied at site of his death

Thomas Sankara, the army captain turned revolutionary who led Burkina Faso in an anti-imperialist coup, was reburied on Thursday at the site in Ouagadougou where he and 12 comrades were murdered in 1987.

Reuters

Burkina Faso buries exhumed remains of murdered ex-leader Sankara

The exhumed remains of Burkina Faso's beloved ex-president Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder shocked the West African nation, were laid to rest at a ceremony in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday.

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Burkina announces French army operation officially over

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) (AFP) - Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over, after bilateral relations soured in recent months.

Radio France Internationale

Junta supporters take to the streets to celebrate French troop withdrawal from Burkina Faso

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw.

AFP

Burkina rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, an AFP journalist saw.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why the Wagner Group’s influence in West Africa is growing

France has waged a counterterrorism campaign in the small West African country of Burkina Faso since 2018. But on Jan. 20, hundreds of protesters in the capital city of Ouagadougou waved Russian flags and demanded the French army’s ouster. Days later, the country’s military government told the French to leave…

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso confirms deadline for withdrawal of French troops

Burkina Faso on Monday confirmed that the authorities in the capital, Ouagadougou, have asked France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month.

AFP

Burkina Faso confirms asking France to withdraw troops

Ouagadougou (AFP) - The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month.

AFP

Burkina Faso asks French troops to leave: govt letter

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso has asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a letter from the authorities there to Paris obtained by AFP Sunday.

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