Captain Ibrahim Traore replaces Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who seized power in January. It was the country’s second coup in less than nine months. Burkina Faso is battling a seven-year-old terrorist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives. According to an official statement, Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, following the … Read more
Mahamadou Issoufou arrives in Burkina Faso for talks with military junta. ECOWAS suspended Burkina and threatened punitive measures. Military seized power in coup in January. West Africa’s mediator for Burkina Faso, Mahamadou Issoufou, arrived in Ouagadougou on Friday for talks with the military junta on a timetable for returning to democratic rule. The Economic Community … Read more
At least seven troops and one civilian were killed in two alleged terrorist strikes in Burkina Faso on Thursday, according to security and local sources. An assault on a military unit in the east left at least seven soldiers dead, while another attack on a bus killed a civilian and wounded a dozen passengers in the north. … Read more
