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News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso government forces accused of civilian deaths in new report

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/burkina-faso-government-forces-accused-of-civilian-deaths-in-new-report/ar-AA200MXw
Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Government forces in Burkina Faso killed over twice as many civilians as militant jihadist groups over a two-year period, according to a study by Human Rights Watch, which ...

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso Buys 10-Floor Rome Embassy

News channel or source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/burkina-faso-rome-embassy-building-2026
Published on: Saturday 24 October 2026

Burkina Faso says it bought a ten-floor building in Rome for its embassy to Italy with state funds in one payment, but has not published the price.

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/burkina-faso-military-government-dissolves-200222398.html
Published on: Thursday 29 January 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heads of state of Mali's Assimi Goita, Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore and Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani walk together ...

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso’s parliament unanimously votes to reinstate the death penalty

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-death-penalty-traore-d587d7c362e062f404690c709def17cc
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

The parliament in the junta-run nation of Burkina Faso has reinstated the death penalty for crimes including terrorism, espionage and treason. All 71 members of the Burkina Faso legislature voted ...

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso reinstates death penalty for terrorism, treason, fake importation of goods

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/burkina-faso-reinstates-death-penalty-for-terrorism-treason-fake-importation-of-goods/ar-AA2fKNZl
Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

Burkina Faso’s parliament has voted unanimously to reinstate the death penalty for crimes including terrorism, espionage and treason, ending the country’s abolition of capital punishment for ordinary ...

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Video of Burkina Faso massacre appears to implicate government-allied militia, watchdog says

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/burkina-faso-violence-fulani-massacre-p27066
Published on: Saturday 15 March 2025

DAKAR, Senegal — Video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia, Human Rights Watch said, calling on ...

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso’s Government of Change Confronts Imperialism

News channel or source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/28/burkina-fasos-government-of-change-confronts-imperialism/
Published on: Tuesday 27 May 2025

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 » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso government dismissed after PM Dabire resigns

News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/12772460
Published on: Wednesday 08 December 2021

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Christophe Dabire, resulting in the government's dismissal, according to a presidential decree.

News Burkina Faso » Sahel » Government: Burkina Faso’s military government dissolves political parties

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/burkina-faso-military-government-dissolves-215310047.html
Published on: Thursday 29 January 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has moved closer to Russia and distanced the country from France [File: ...