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Burkina Faso

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:22:24 GMT
Coup Leader Sworn in As President, Warns of 'Humanitarian Crisis'
[RFI] Ibrahim Traoré, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowing to win back territory from jihadists.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:32:49 GMT
Millions At Risk in Flood-Hit Nigeria; Relief Chief Highlights Hunger in Burkina Faso
[UN News] More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria's worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday, expressing his sadness at the devastation.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:55:33 GMT
Violence, Severe Supply Shortages Leave People Across the Country in Dire Need
[MSF] Since 2018, Burkina Faso has been plagued by violent clashes in the Sahel, which have caused the internal displacement of over 1.5 million people, and has become the epicentre of multiple humanitarian crises.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:22:19 GMT
Burkina Faso Holds Security Forum Two Weeks After Military Coup
[RFI] A forum bringing together political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces got underway in Burkina Faso on Friday, two weeks after a coup. But will it take into account the urgency to help the civilians ...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:17:54 GMT
Insecurity Affects the Living Conditions of the Local Population and Internally Displaced Persons
[Agenzia Fides] Bourzanga -- The city of Bourzanga, in northern Burkina Faso, is difficult to access due to the presence of armed groups along the road. This uncertainty is also affecting an aid program initiated by the Camillian Foundation CADIS Int...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:45:03 GMT
Security Priorities for Burkina Faso's New Transition
[ISS] After the second coup in nine months, divisions in the army and security forces must be urgently resolved.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:34:29 GMT
Burkina Faso Coup Raises Questions About Growing Russian Involvement in West Africa
[The Conversation Africa] As if fighting in what - for now, at least - appears to be a losing battle in Ukraine weren't enough, the Wagner Group, a private army of Russian mercenaries commanded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Vladimir Puti...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:26:45 GMT
UN Rights Office Calls for Probe Into Coup-Related Deaths and Injuries
[UN News] The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for investigations into deaths and injuries resulting from last week's coup in Burkina Faso, Spokesperson Seif Magango said on Friday.

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:23:25 GMT
Military Junta Names Coup Leader Traoré President of Burkina Faso
[RFI] Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country's second coup in less than nine months.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:37:55 GMT
Is Recent Coup a Boon for Russia?
[DW] A close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with his own private militia was quick to praise Friday's power grab by Captain Ibrahim Traore. The new junta accused France of seeking to stage a coup within a coup.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:26:38 GMT
New Junta Vows to Respect Timeline for Return to Civilian Rule
[RFI] Calm returned to Burkina Faso's capital on Monday after the country's military leader fled to neighbouring Togo following the second coup in less than nine months. His replacement, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has promised that a new civilian or mi...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:29:39 GMT
Cardinal Ouédraogo - Our Response to the Kalashnikov Is Prayer
[Agenzia Fides] Ouagadougou -- "Our response to the Kalashnikov is prayer", said Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, on Sunday, October 2, on the occasion of the opening of the Missionary Month.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:19:40 GMT
A Country in Freefall
[CFR] The latest military coup d'état would seem to be the least of Burkina Faso's problems.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 04:45:25 GMT
Ousted Burkina Faso Leader Damiba in Togo After Coup - Govt
[DW] Togo's government has confirmed reports that Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba fled there following a mutiny of junior officers. Meanwhile, ECOWAS envoys were being sent to Ouagadougou.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:33:24 GMT
Burkina Faso Coup Raises More Concerns About Democratic Stability in Africa
[Premium Times] "The world is increasingly moving from democracy to illiberalism, and in West Africa's case, the pace of the slide towards illiberal democracy, and now into full-blown military dictatorship is alarming..."

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:19:00 GMT
Morocco Expresses Deep Concern Following Events in Burkina Faso
[MAP] Rabat -- The Kingdom of Morocco expresses its deep concern following the events in Burkina Faso in recent days, said Monday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:28:00 GMT
Calm Returns, Deposed Head of Military Junta Leaves the Country Thanks to Mediation of Religious Leaders
[Agenzia Fides] Ouagadougou -- "The situation in Ouagadougou is calm after the tensions on Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1", Church sources from the capital of Burkina Faso report to Fides, where a coup took place on September 30 (see Fide...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:33:20 GMT
Burkina Faso Coup - Deposed Military Ruler Resigns
[Premium Times] Burkina Faso experienced its second coup in 2022 last Friday.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:01:44 GMT
Burkina Faso Junta Leader Agrees to Quit After Mutiny
[DW] Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba offered his resignation, two days after junior military officers rebelled against his rule. The West African country is experiencing a coup within a coup after January's military takeover.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:14:14 GMT
Anti-French Anger Grips Burkina Faso in Wake of Second Military Coup
[RFI] Burkina Faso has been hit by confusion and uncertainty after suffering its second military coup in a year - with gunshots fired in the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday and protesters starting a fire outside the French embassy.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:11:55 GMT
Junta Chief Urges Coup Leaders to 'Come to Their Senses'
[DW] Burkina Faso's junta leader Damiba -- whom military officers claim to have ousted -- urged coup plotters to avoid a "fratricidal war." Damiba himself came to power in a coup less than a year ago.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:10:46 GMT
Burkinabes React to News of 2nd Coup in 8 Months
[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Soldiers took over Burkina Faso's state broadcaster Friday night to announce they had deposed President Paul Henri Damiba, after just eight months in power.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:46:10 GMT
Protesters Attack French Embassy As Ousted President Signs Resignation
[VOA] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso -- On Sunday afternoon and throughout last night, large groups of protesters took to the streets of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, attacking the French embassy, burning tires and waving Russian flags. Chaos has de...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:59:25 GMT
The Fight We Are Engaged in Is Not About Power - New Military Leader
[VOA] Burkina Faso's new military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore told VOA in an interview Saturday he is not looking for a confrontation with Burkinabe forces that might be supporting the ousted junta.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:31:11 GMT
Fears of Another Coup as Gunfire Heard In Capital Ouagadougou
[allAfrica] The sound of gunfire in the capital Ouagadougou has raised fears of yet another coup. Residents were woken on September 30, 2022 by weapons fired in various camps in the capital. Soldiers reportedly fired heavy weapons at the Baba Sy Ouag...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:28:16 GMT
New Coup Leader Blames Violence On 'Counteroffensive'
[DW] The leader of Friday's coup has accused the military man he deposed of plotting a counter-offensive with French aid. Violence has persisted in the capital with gunshots heard.

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:31:49 GMT
UN Chief Condemns Any Attempt to Seize Power By the Force of Arms
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General expressed on Saturday his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments in Burkina Faso, where according to media reports, a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup only nine ...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:21:14 GMT
The Situation in Burkina Faso
[State Department] The United States is deeply concerned by events in Burkina Faso. We note that for the second time in eight months, military officers have asserted that they have dissolved the government and National Assembly and suspended the cons...

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 07:36:57 GMT
Army Announces Overthrow of Military Government
[VOA] Burkina Faso's army captain, Ibrahim Traore, announced Friday evening that the army had seized power and ousted military leader Paul Henri Damiba, who himself had taken power in a coup only eight months ago.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:22:46 GMT
Heavy Gunfire in Burkina Faso Capital, Soldiers On Streets
[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Troops in Burkina Faso have blocked streets in the capital, and state TV has stopped broadcasting after reports of heavy gunfire near the military camp where the country's junta leader is based. The signs point to a possible coup...



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