Burkina Faso News » Est News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Burkina Faso’s Government of Change Confronts Imperialism
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in September 2022. His government seeks to finish off the remnants of French ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: More than two million facing hunger in Burkina Faso: government
More than a tenth of the population in Burkina Faso, a drought-stricken West African country plagued by jihadist violence, is at risk of hunger, according to government figures issued on Thursday. A ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Burkina Faso’s military government dissolves political parties
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has issued a decree dissolving all political parties that had already been forced to suspend activities after a coup four years ago. The West African nation’s ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Burkina Faso: Government-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre
(Nairobi) – Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of Solenzo ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Dozens of Burkina Faso troops killed in 'complex' attack
Attack on military detachment in Est region leaves 33 soldiers dead and 12 wounded, says army-led government. An attack on a military detachment in eastern Burkina Faso has left 33 soldiers dead, the ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré granted blank check to remain in power
In Burkina Faso, on May 25, 2024, a national conference took place to establish the country’s new political agenda. This conference concluded with a five-year extension to its military transition, ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Libyan state bank takes Burkina Faso to World Bank tribunal after military government seizes its 50% stake
Libya’s state-owned foreign investment bank has taken Burkina Faso to an international tribunal after Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s military government nationalised a commercial lender they previously ...
News Burkina Faso » Est » Government: Why Traore has opened a new front with Burkina Faso’s Muslim community
Once backed by influential Muslim scholars, Burkina Faso’s military leader is now facing a growing rift over arrests, new legislation and his campaign against what he describes as religious extremism.