Burkina Faso

The Economic Community of West African State​s (ECOWAS) says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need to maintain regional unity and security. D​r Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS…
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The Eagles of Mali beat the Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1 on Tuesday night in the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire. An own goal in the 3rd minute from Edmond Tapsoba gave the Eagles the lead. …
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The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is yet to receive any direct formal notification from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic about their intention to withdraw from the Community. In a…
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A dramatic late goal from Baghdad Bounedjah saw Algeria snatch a 2-2 draw in the dying minutes when Burkina Faso thought they had emerged triumphant. A penalty from Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore looked to have given Burkina Faso the…
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Burkina Faso's security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country's military government. It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilize the country and throw it into chaos. …
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Mali and Burkina have threatened to withdraw their ECOWAS membership and rise up in support of Niger’s military government should the West African bloc invade the country. The two countries where soldiers had recently ceased power…
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has alerted Nigerians on the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region. With the development, the ministry strongly advised Nigerians…
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Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government in the West African country's second coup in eight months, he said in a statement read on national television on Friday…
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A military tribunal on Wednesday ruled that Burkina Faso’s ex-president Blaise Compaore be sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup. The charismatic Marxist…
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Senegal are through to a second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations final after defeating Burkina Faso 3-1 in their last-four tie in Yaounde on Wednesday. Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Sadio Mane all scored second-half goals for…
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