Burkina Faso News News Burkina Faso » Security: Video shows extremists seizing Burkina Faso military ware, not jihadists in Nigeria
Northern Nigeria has endured years of insecurity as jihadist groups and armed criminals terrorise communities, forcing thousands to flee their homes. A recent social media post claims to show a video ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso junta detains NGO workers for 'spying'
The security minister says the NGO "collected and passed on sensitive security information" - which it denies.
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso capital security tightens after jihadi attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — In the wake of a weekend attack that killed up to 32 people, security was beefed up across Burkina Faso’s capital Monday as businesses and banks reopened. The West ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso refuses to take deportees as US stops issuing visas
Burkina Faso's military government has refused to take in deportees from the US, as Washington suspended issuing visas in the West African nation. Foreign affairs minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso security ministry urges citizens to report on each other
DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's junta has urged its citizens to report suspicious neighbours and activity in the name of national security as the Sahel nation battles a near decade-long jihadist ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso security forces accused of civilian mass killing
Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore parade waving a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sunday ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre
Most attacks — including the slaying of children by soldiers at a military base last year, uncovered in an AP investigation — go unpunished and unreported. DAKAR, Senegal — Women slain with babies ...
News Burkina Faso » Security: Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre
DAKAR, Senegal — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The scenes ...