Tag: Roch Marc Christian Kabore

Former lawmaker abducted in Ouagadougou set free

July 26, 2023

Issouf Nikièma, former parliamentarian and member of a leading political party in Burkina Faso, kidnapped last Friday July 21 in capital Ouagadougou by an unknown ... Read More

Burkina Faso coup denounced by EU and AU, as protestors attack French embassy

October 3, 2022

African Union chief joins regional leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the removal of military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ... Read More

Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba invested “president” of Burkina Faso

February 17, 2022

Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday by the Constitutional Council, three weeks after taking power in ... Read More

Burkina Faso: Military announce the removal of President Kaboré

January 25, 2022

Uniformed soldiers under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba announced Monday on Burkinabe television that they had overthrown President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who ... Read More

Burkina Faso: Rabat condemns AQIM assault as a blow to peace, Moroccan native among victims

January 19, 2016

Morocco has vehemently condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, as a blow to peace and stability in this ... Read More

Burkina Faso: Former Prime Minister Kabore wins outright victory

December 1, 2015

The leader of the People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) and former Premier under deposed Blaise Campaore, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, was announced winner of the ... Read More