Burkina Faso: ex-minister sentenced to 7 years in prison for "misappropriation of public funds | Africanews
africanews.com/2023/08/18/burkina-faso-ex-minister-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-misappropriation-of-public-fun/
Burkina coup leader says country in 'danger' as he takes office: Traore, 34, led disgruntled junior officers last month in the second coup in eight ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/burkina-coup-leader-says-country-in-danger-as-he-takes-office-3993548
Coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow junta leader: In January 2022, deposed Sandaogo Damiba installed himself as leader of the country after he ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/coup-in-burkina-faso-as-military-officers-overthrow-junta-leader-3968972
Quick Glance: Army officers in Burkina Faso declare a coup
- Burkina Faso's OUAGADOUGOU (AP) — Late Friday, more than a dozen members of Burkina Faso's army took control of state television, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col.
- Damiba "has shown his limits," according to Francois Beogo, a political figure with the Movement for the Refounding of Burkina Faso.
- According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, approximately one-fifth of Burkina Faso's population "urgently needs humanitarian aid."
- "Burkina Faso needs peace, it needs stability, and it needs unity in order to fight terrorist groups and criminal networks operating in parts of the country," Dujarric added.
Burkina Faso's military ruler, Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, has fired his defense minister. Damiba has now taken on the role himself ... Show more
Burkina Faso's military ruler, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, says he will honour a promise to restore civilian rule within two years ... Show more
An African Union envoy has urged international support for Burkina Faso's transition to civilian rule, as the junta-led country battles a jihadist ... Show more
Former Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been granted permission to leave the country for the first time since his ouster in January ... Show more
New to NewsWall?
Sign up now to get your own personalized news!
Trending topics