Dec. 18 (UPI) --Officials in Burkina Faso released 11 members of the Nigerian military after seizing their cargo aircraft and detaining them for making an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso. The ...
Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft law on April 24 to create a 100,000-strong military reserve by the end of 2026. Defense Minister Célestin Simporé framed the move as a way to ...
India, Jan. 31 -- Burkina Faso's military government has formally dissolved all political parties and seized their assets, marking a decisive turn toward deeper authoritarian rule in the conflict-hit ...
The French flag was lowered on the base of a special forces unit near Ouagadougou last month – Copyright The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso/AFP ...
DAKAR, Senegal — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official ...