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Tag: Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso ex-Transport Minister Vincent Dabilgou sentenced to eleven years in jail for funds embezzlement
A court in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou sentenced Thursday August 17 Vincent Dabilgou, former Transport minister under deposed leader Roch Christian Kaboré to eleven years ... Read More
Former lawmaker abducted in Ouagadougou set free
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 rally calls for ‘sovereignty’ without France, endorses junta in power
Several thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday (28 January) in support of the ruling junta, a few days after the confirmation ... Read More
ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup
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
Heavy gunfire in Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets, sparking coup fears
Heavy gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital — near the presidential palace, the main military camp and some residential areas — and ... Read More
Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba invested “president” of Burkina Faso
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
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
Morocco, Model in Countering Religious Extremism- French President Says
French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore at Ouagadougou airport, Burkina Faso November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer French ... Read More
Morocco Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Flood-stricken Burkina Faso
Morocco will send five aircrafts loaded with humanitarian aid in solidarity with Burkina Faso which has been struck by devastating floods. Two aircrafts, each carrying ... Read More
Libya: ‘Sirte to be Liberated within Days’, Pro GNA forces
Pro-unity government forces Thursday announced eminent liberation of Sirte a day after they took control of the Islamic State group’s headquarters in the coastal city. ... Read More