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Sports
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Africa
11/12/2021 8:32:33 PM
Algeria crushed Djibouti 4-0 to edge closer to a place in the final two-legged playoff of the World Cup qualifiers after challengers Burkina Faso had stumbled on Friday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
10/24/2021 6:59:05 PM
Two Egyptian films, Souad and Tuk-Tuk, received special awards at the Fespaco film festival in Burkina Faso, while the Somali film The Gravedigger's Wife won the top prize.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
10/14/2021 3:00:22 PM
Africa's biggest film festival kicks off on Saturday in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, delayed eight months by the Covid-19 pandemic and overshadowed by a brutal six-year-old jihadist insurgency.
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World
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Africa
10/11/2021 12:47:11 PM
A military court in Burkina Faso has started the trial of 14 people including former President Blaise Compaore for the killing of influential leftist leader Thomas Sankara, who was ousted as president by Compaore in a 1987 coup.
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World
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Africa
10/6/2021 8:14:43 PM
The United Nations said Wednesday it will open a human rights office in Burkina Faso "in the context of the complex security situation in the Sahel region".
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World
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Africa
10/4/2021 9:27:52 PM
At least 14 soldiers were killed and seven injured by extremists at the Yirgou military barracks in Burkina Faso's Sanmatenga province on Monday, the government said.
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World
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Africa
10/2/2021 7:32:37 PM
Two soldiers in Burkina Faso were killed on Saturday in an explosion in the southwestern Cascades region near the Ivory Coast border, security sources said.
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Sports
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Africa
9/2/2021 11:02:21 PM
Algeria are now on the top of Group A with three points on level with Burkina Faso who claimed a 2-0 away win over Niger, earlier on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Politics
8/19/2021 11:29:25 PM
Egypt reiterated it's full solidarity with the two countries and condemned all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism
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World
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Africa
8/9/2021 11:17:29 AM
Twelve Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by suspected jihadists near the West African country's border with Mali, the government said Monday
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World
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Africa
8/5/2021 9:14:04 PM
Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State is increasing in Burkina Faso, killing thousands and displacing 1.3 million people
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World
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Africa
8/2/2021 12:01:58 PM
The number of children recruited by armed groups in Burkina Faso rose at least five-fold so far this year, up from four documented cases in all of last year
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World
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Africa
6/26/2021 7:18:02 PM
Their joint statement came two weeks into their coordinated campaign along their common border against the forces behind a string of deadly attacks there
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World
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Africa
6/8/2021 12:44:14 PM
The UN refugee agency said thousands of children were among those who fled Solhan village, near the border with Niger and Mali, after gunmen stormed in on Saturday, massacring civilians
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World
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Africa
6/6/2021 1:22:00 PM
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore denounced an attack near the borders with Mali and Niger, where jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State have been targeting civilians and soldiers
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Egypt
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Politics
6/5/2021 10:57:37 PM
The Egyptian foreign ministry in a statement condemned the “terrorist” attack, extended sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished the wounded people a speedy recovery
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World
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Africa
6/5/2021 5:59:03 PM
Armed assailants killed around 100 civilians in an overnight raid on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said, as the region faces a worsening wave of Islamist militants violence
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World
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Africa
5/11/2021 5:09:11 PM
A prolonged dry season has reduced water levels at hydropower dams in both countries that in some cases could take months to resolve
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World
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Africa
5/3/2021 10:26:29 PM
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack
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World
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Africa
4/30/2021 4:53:23 PM
The three Europeans and one Burkinabe soldier were killed, according to Spanish authorities. The government of Burkina Faso said six other people were wounded in the attack and one is still missing
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