Tag: Ibrahim Traoré

Russian ‘Bear Brigade’ troops exit Burkina Faso due to Ukraine’s Kursk incursion

August 30, 2024

The Russian private military company Bear Brigade has confirmed earlier reports by the French daily Le Monde that it had departed from Burkina Faso after ... Read More

Burkina Faso’s junta says coup attempt thwarted, plotters arrested or on run

September 29, 2023

A coup attempt against Burkina Faso’s military government has been thwarted by the country’s security and intelligence services, authorities have announced, with a military prosecutor ... Read More

Burkina Faso introduces new taxes to raise fund to fight terrorism

July 21, 2023

Burkina Faso has introduced new taxes including levies on telephone services in a bid to raise funds to be used in the fight against terrorism, ... Read More

IMF vows endorsement to political, institutional reforms in Burkina Faso

June 27, 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday June 26, threw its support behind the ongoing institutional and political reforms in Burkina Faso, adding that it can ... Read More

Burkina Faso not planning to hire Russia’s Wagner mercenaries like Mali

October 27, 2022

Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to fight militants ... Read More

Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré to be inaugurated President of Transition Friday

October 20, 2022

The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso announced that the leader of the junta in power in the country Ibrahim Traore will be sworn in on ... Read More

Traoré appointed Burkina Faso’s president amid concerns he could ally with Russia

October 6, 2022

Captain Ibrahim Traoré was appointed president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday (5 October), less than a week after the latest coup that deposed Damiba amid ... Read More

ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup

October 5, 2022

The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country in the wake of last week's coup, the second in eight months, ... Read More

Return to calm in the streets of Ouagadougou

October 1, 2022

Calm returned to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on Saturday, the day after a coup d’état, the second in eight months, which resulted ... Read More