A military tribunal has sentenced Blaise Compaoré, former president of Burkina Faso, to life imprisonment for the murder of Thomas Sankara, his predecessor. The tribunal delivered its judgement on Wednesday.
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At least three people have been killed and 60 injured during street clashes in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. There have been fresh protests in the country since the presidential
An official of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that Togo and Gambia were the countries who blocked attempts to limit presidential terms in West Africa during
Seventy-two-year-old Michel Kafando, a former foreign minister (pictured), has been chosen as Burkina Faso’s interim president, beating two journalists and one
President Goodluck Jonathan would be travelling to Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, to intervene in the crisis that has engulfed
Hundreds of soldiers in Burkina Faso on Thursday joined demonstrators opposing plans to extend President Blaise Compaore’s nearly three-decade rule,
Protesters in Burkina Faso on Thursday stormed the national assembly complex in Ouagadougou, capital of the country, chanting anti-government songs and disrupting proceedings