BAMAKO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on U.S. citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by…
Read more Mali and Burkina Faso Announce Reciprocal Travel Ban on USOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late…
Read more Burkina Faso bans homosexuality with prison terms and fines for offendersDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday declared the United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak as “persona non grata” over an official U.N.…
Read more Burkina Faso junta declares UN coordinator persona non grata over child rights reportMilitary prosecutor says 4 arrested, 2 on run following reports that a coup attempt was thwarted by security services. A coup attempt against Burkina Faso’s military rulers has…
Read more Burkina Faso’s military rulers say coup attempt foiled, plotters arrestedFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that French troops would be withdrawn from Niger in the next couple of months, in the wake of a coup d’état in…
Read more France withdraws troops from NigerA group of high-ranking military officers in the West African nation of Gabon announced on public television Wednesday that they were “putting an end to the current regime”…
Read more Gabon coup attempt sees military chiefs declare election resultsJohannesburg — Hundreds of people joined demonstrations in Niger’s capital city of Niamey on Thursday, protesting against sanctions imposed on the country by many of its neighbors in…
Read more Niger coup leader gets support on the streets, with Russian flags waving, and from other post-coup regimesCNN — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday, according to the Mali presidency,…
Read more A Niger coup leader meets with Wagner-allied junta in Mali | CNNPARIS — An ongoing military coup in Niger is threatening to destabilize one of the last Western allies in Africa’s Sahel region. On Wednesday night, Niger’s top military…
Read more Niger coup leaves France, US exposed in West AfricaCNN — At least 44 civilians were killed in two separate attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso, authorities there said. A local governor, Rodolphe Sorgho, blamed terrorists…
Read more At least 44 killed in Burkina Faso attacks | CNNFrench President Emmanuel Macron called on Monday for his country to build “a new, balanced relationship” with Africa, as the former colonial power seeks to reduce its military…
Read more Macron lays out ‘new era’ for France’s reduced presence in AfricaCNN — The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina…
Read more Burkina Faso’s military government demands French troops leave the country within one month | CNNIn a story published January 2, 2023, about the French ambassador in Burkina Faso, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Burkina Faso has expelled the ambassador Source link
Read more Correction: Burkina Faso-France-Ambassador storyOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Volunteer militia groups supporting Burkina Faso’s army have killed dozens of civilians of the ethnic Fulani group, including children, in the troubled country’s…
Read more Burkina Faso rights group alleges 28 dead in ethnic killingsPresident Nana Akufo-Addo alleged during the US-Africa Leaders Summit that Burkina Faso has hired Russian mercenaries. Burkina Faso has summoned Ghana’s ambassador to protest allegations that the embattled…
Read more Burkina Faso summons Ghana envoy over president’s claim on WagnerCONAKRY, Guinea — The government led by Guinea’s coup leader reached an agreement late Friday with West African regional mediators on a schedule for holding new elections a…
Read more Guinea junta agrees with bloc to hold vote in early 2025CNN — The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting…
Read more West Africa bloc mediator ‘satisfied’ after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader | CNNOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s new junta leader said Monday that the West African nation will still aim to hold an election by 2024 or even…
Read more Burkina Faso coup leader says vote still expected by 2024Reuters — As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country’s latest military ruler,…
Read more Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso’s latest coup? | CNNOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Regional mediators were headed to Burkina Faso on Monday in the wake of the West African country’s second coup this year amid concern the…
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