Burkina Faso Army kill146 jihadists
Soldiers in Burkina Faso killed 146 jihadists in response to a terrorist attack in which 14 civilians were killed, the Amy said on Tuesday.
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Breaking: 12 civilians killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso
Twelve civilians were killed on Thursday during a jihadist attack in the north of Burkina Faso, which has been battling a wave of Islamist violence, officials said Friday.
Read More Canadian woman reported missing in Burkina Faso
A Canadian woman who traveled to Burkina Faso with an Italian friend as part of a humanitarian aid program has been reported missing, the foreign ministry said Saturday.
Read More Burkina Faso declares emergency in violence-hit provinces
Burkina Faso is declaring a state of emergency in provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday.
Read More Western donors pledge over € 2bn anti-terror aid for Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger
Western donors said Thursday they have pledged 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in funding aimed at preventing terrorism and lawlessness along the southern rim of the Sahara.
Read More Hundreds of schools shut in Burkina Faso over jihadi attacks
In Burkina Faso, a country struggling to contain jihadist violence, education is one of the victims of the insurgency, with hundreds of schools closed, teachers in hiding and pupils kept indoors over the fear of attacks.
Read More Jihadists kill at least nine in Burkina Faso twin attacks
At least nine civilians have been killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso, a poor West African country where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months, local authorities said Saturday.
Read More African friendly international fixtures
Friendly football fixtures involving African national teams during FIFA international window: Thursday At Algiers Algeria v Tanzania At Limeil-Brevannes, France Burkina Faso v Guinea-Bissau At Bangkok Thailand v Gabon At Macau Macau v Mauritius Friday At Turin, Italy Morocco v Serbia At Zurich, Switzerland Egypt v Portugal At Casablanca, Morocco Senegal v Uzbekistan At Rades,
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Jihadists target Burkina Faso, West Africa’s ‘soft underbelly’
Jihadist strikes on Burkina Faso have shed light on West Africa’s Achilles’ heel, experts say.
Read More Burkina Faso leader pledges to fight jihadists after attacks
President Mark Roch of Burkina Faso said his country would fight and defeat militants in spite of being hit by Islamist insurgents in the capital last week in an attack which 8 people were killed and dozens wounded.
Read More Trucks conveying fertilizer miraculously disappear on transit – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday stated that the era of diversion of fertilizer was over, lamenting that in previous administrations, trucks conveying fertilizer miraculously disappeared in transit.
Read More 28 dead: Burkina Faso terror attack bloodier than told
As many as 28 people may have died in the terrorism attacks today at the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country’s military headquarters, before being repelled.
Read More Gates Foundation invests $45M to boost nutrition in Burkina Faso
The Gates Foundation will invest $45 million in nutrition and family planning programs in Burkina Faso, Melinda Gates said on Tuesday during a visit to the capital Ouagadougou.
Read More Head of top media panel charged with embezzlement
The president of the Higher Council of Communication (CSC) in Burkina Faso, Nathalie Some, has been detained and charged with a range of financial crimes, a legal source said Thursday.
Read More Women in politics: Nigeria can emulate Burkina Faso
Members of a coalition, Strategies to Achieve Gender Equality for Women Coalition (STAGE), recently lent their voices to the call for more women in government at a press briefing held in Lagos.
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