KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — A 20-year-old woman could no longer live in her village amid the rising violence caused by Islamic extremists. But she needed to return and retrieve the family’s cows in hopes…
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Armed men stormed the grand mosque in Burkina Faso’s northern village of Salmossi, killing at least 16 people and wounding two others, a local official said Sunday. The armed men…
OUAGADOUGOU – A military tribunal in Burkina Faso on Tuesday handed down a sentence of 30 years to the wife of a general convicted of leading a deadly coup bid four years ago. The prison…
Twelve civilians were killed on Thursday during a militant attack in the north of Burkina Faso, which has been battling a wave of extremist violence, officials said on Friday. The West African country declared a state…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says the death toll has jumped to 46 in community clashes earlier this week amid growing fears of extremism. Spokesman Remis Dandjinou in a statement read on…
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA — African heads of state have pledged to coordinate efforts to improve the continent’s security and defeat jihadist organizations, particularly in Nigeria and the Sahel region, during talks Monday at the 31st African…
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s foreign minister said on Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Libya over a report that black African migrants were being auctioned as slaves there. The decision by the West…
Burkina Faso 1 v Ghana 0 Burkina Faso’s 1-0 victory over Ghana in the third-place play-off match at the African Nations Cup finals in Gabon on Saturday exceeded expectations for the winners and heaped more…