Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's military govt says foiled coup attempt, plotters arrested

Burkina Faso's military government said Wednesday it had foiled a coup attempt the previous day, almost a year after the country's leader came to power in a coup himself

Burkina Faso: More than 50 security forces killed, dozens wounded by jihadis as violence inches closer to capital

Several dozen of the Islamic militants also were killed, as part of an operation to try push back the jihadis from Koumbri so that displaced people could return, the army said.

Coup backers rally in Niger as security concerns increase

Countless civilians, troops and police have been killed across the region, while around 2.2 million people in Burkina Faso alone have fled their homes

Burkina Faso: 33 civilians killed in 'barbaric terrorist attack'

"On the evening of Thursday, May 11 at around 5:00 pm (1700 GMT), the village of Youlou in the department of Cheriba, Mouhoun province suffered a cowardly and barbaric terrorist attack," Governor Babo Pierre Bassinga said in a statement

What is Russia’s Wagner Group doing in Sudan? Why is Vladimir Putin’s shadow army pushing its way into Africa?

Russia’s Wagner Group has reportedly offered weapons to Lt Gen Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo’s paramilitary force in Sudan to fuel the ongoing conflict. The mercenary collective has for long been active in Africa, establishing economic and political interests from Libya to Mali as well as Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Suspected jihadists kill 40 people

A detachment of soldiers and the civilian volunteers "was the target of an attack by unidentified armed men on Saturday ... at about 4:00 pm," near Aorema village

Burkina Faso's military junta declares 'general mobilisation' as jihadist attacks rise

Captain Ibrahim Traore, Burkina's transitional president who staged the most recent coup on 30 September, has set a goal of recapturing 40 percent of the country's territory, which is controlled by jihadists

Chile cuts work week to 40 hrs: Which countries have the longest work hours?

Chile has approved legislation that cuts the work week from 45 hours to 40 hours. The International Labour Organization statistics reveal that countries like Mauritania, Egypt, Gambia, Qatar, and Burkina Faso have the world’s longest work week

Burkina Faso: Forty-four killed in two attacks by terrorist groups

Burkina Faso has been caught up in a spiral of violence since 2015, attributed to armed jihadist movements affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

Nearly a million children from Africa's Sahel area will face 'severe wasting', says UN children's agency

UNICEF said in a statement that 'an estimated 970,000 children under 5 from West Africa's three central Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) will face severe wasting this year'