News: Burkina Faso

We have started to collect the most important news related to Burkina Faso in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• May 14th 2020 – May 10th 2019
• April 10th 2019 – March 25th 2017
• December 16th 2016 – January 18th 2016
• January 17th 2016 – October 1st 2015
• September 30th 2015 – September 20th 2015
• September 19th 2015 – March 5th 2015
• January 13th 2015 – November 3rd 2014
• November 3rd 2014 – October 30th 2014
• October 30th 2014 – February 10th 2013
• February 10th 2013 – January 22nd 2012
• January 3rd 2012 – April 15th 2011
• November 26th 2010 – August 10th 2008
• July 1st 2008 – November 13th 2005

Burkina Faso: news

Burkina Faso coup talks 'breakthrough'

Saturday, September 19th 2015, 21:15

A delegation mediating in Burkina Faso says there has been a breakthrough towards ending a coup that has sparked deadly violence.
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Ousted Burkina Faso leader 'freed'

Friday, September 18th 2015, 17:22
related countries: Benin, Senegal

Burkina Faso's coup leaders say they have freed President Michel Kafando, but the interim prime minister remains under house arrest.
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Deadly protests after Burkina Faso coup

Thursday, September 17th 2015, 16:32

Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso seize power in a coup, with more than 10 people reportedly killed as protests break out in the capital.
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Interim leaders detained in Burkina

Wednesday, September 16th 2015, 20:50

Shots are fired in the Burkina Faso capital to disperse protesters after interim leaders are detained by guards loyal to the ousted president.
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French troops suspended over child sex

Wednesday, July 1st 2015, 10:13
related countries: France

France suspends two of its soldiers over allegations they sexually abused children, including a five-year-old girl, in Burkina Faso.
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VIDEO: Rise and fall of 'Africa's Che Guevara'

Monday, May 25th 2015, 18:37

As the exhumation of what are believed to be the remains of Burkina Faso's former President Thomas Sankara begins, the BBC looks back at his time in power.
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Burkina begins Sankara exhumation

Monday, May 25th 2015, 15:18

The remains of Thomas Sankara, the iconic leader of Burkina Faso who was killed in a 1987 coup, are being exhumed for formal identification.
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Burkina bars ex-regime MPs from poll

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 12:48

Burkina Faso's interim parliament approves a law blocking politicians allied to ousted President Blaise Compaore from running in elections.
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VIDEO: Political activists released by DRC

Thursday, March 19th 2015, 19:59
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal

Political activists from Burkina Faso and Senegal, who were detained for four days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are expected to be repatriated on Thursday.
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DR Congo to expel African activists

Wednesday, March 18th 2015, 16:34
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal

The Democratic Republic of Congo government says it will deport four pro-democracy activists from Senegal and Burkina Faso arrested on Sunday.
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After the revolution, what next for Burkina Faso?

Tuesday, March 10th 2015, 1:04

A graffiti artist in Burkina Faso prepares for the next step
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Burkina orders Sankara exhumation

Thursday, March 5th 2015, 18:07

Burkina Faso orders the remains of Thomas Sankara, the iconic ex-president killed in a 1987 coup, to be exhumed for formal identification.
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