Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, has praised the country’s growing cooperation with Russia, stating that it better suits […]
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Russia, Burkina Faso talk military cooperation
Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela, discussed in Moscow expanding […]
Burkina Faso to reclaim mining permits
Burkina Faso’s military-led government plans to withdraw mining permits from certain foreign companies and boost its own gold production, the […]
Burkina Faso, Niger ban French show for stigmatising women
Burkina Faso and Niger have banned a popular French TV show, The Bachelor, accusing it of ‘stigmatising’ African women and […]
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger juntas probe French journalist
PROSECUTORS in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have opened investigations into French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him […]
Burkina Faso reclaims gold mines in $80m nationalisation
Burkina Faso is set to nationalise the Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines, purchasing them for approximately $80 million—a fraction […]
Denmark shuts embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso
Denmark has announced the closure of its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso following a series of military coups […]
Burkina Faso opens first state bank under junta leadership
Captain Ibrahim Traore, head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta, inaugurated the country’s first state bank, Burkindlim, on Friday. The bank, […]
Burkina Faso alleges French-led destabilisation plot
Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has accused France, with support from Benin and Côte d’Ivoire, of attempting to […]
Coup in West Africa: Sanction Will Disintegrates ECOWAS, Groups warn Organization
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) and Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) have warned the […]