Tag: Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Traoré appointed Burkina Faso’s president amid concerns he could ally with Russia
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
Burkina Faso coup denounced by EU and AU, as protestors attack French embassy
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
Return to calm in the streets of Ouagadougou
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
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
Latest jihadi attack on Burkina Faso convoy leaves 11 killed, dozens missing
At least 11 soldiers have been killed and 50 civilians were missing in Burkina Faso after armed fighters attacked a 150-vehicle military-escorted convoy taking supplies ... Read More
Kuwait pledges to support Burkina Faso in addressing current crises
Kuwait’s Foreign minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah has vowed the Gulf country’s commitment to stand by Burkina Faso in tackling various crises that have ... 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
France will continue to fight terrorism in the Sahel
These statements, made last night on France 5, come a few hours after a video conference meeting of European foreign ministers and on the eve ... 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