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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso goalkeeper celebrates winning AFCON penalty shoot-out with six backflips

John Ogunsemore Feb 7, 2022 0

Herve Koffi of Burkina Faso had an afternoon to remember in the Africa Cup of Nations currently going on in Cameroon, and he made sure the world knew about it after an acrobatic show following a penalty shoot-out versus Gabon. Koffi, a…

Sports

AFCON 2021: We’re physically, mentally ready for the game – Burkina Faso coach

Victor Okoye Feb 5, 2022 0

Kamou Malo, Coach of Burkina Faso, says his team is physically and mentally ready ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) third place match against hosts Cameroon. The Stallions of Burkina will do battle against the Indomitable…

World

120 die in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

Agency Report Aug 20, 2021 0

Officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued on Thursday night, 65…

Government

Buhari reacts to Burkina Faso President’s re-election

John Ogunsemore Nov 27, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Burkina Faso's President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore on his re-election for a second five-year term in office. President Buhari conveyed his congratulations in a statement signed by his Senior…

Foreign

Burkina Faso Defeated Candidates Congratulate President-Elect Kabore

Hadiza Mohammed Nov 27, 2020 0

Defeated presidential candidates have congratulated Roch Marc Christian Kabore who secured a second term of office. Kabore won the November 22 presidential election in the West African country by garnering nearly 58 per cent of…

Foreign

Burkina Faso’s Incumbent President Wins Election With 57.87% of Votes

Fatima Sule Nov 26, 2020 0

Burkina Faso’s incumbent president Roch Kabore has won the election with 57.87 per cent of votes, according to the election body Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday. Having won more than 50 per cent of the…

Government

Unknown Armed Group Kills 25 Displaced People in Burkina Faso

Halima Sheji Oct 7, 2020 0

An unknown armed group has killed 25 displaced people in Burkina Faso, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The victims, all men, were killed when their convoy of 46 people was ambushed near the village of…

Foreign

Burkina Faso Announce Clinical Trials for Chloroquine to Combat COVID-19

Tony Abu Momoh Mar 27, 2020 0

As confirmed cases of COVID-19 increase in Africa, Burkina Faso has taken the bull by the horns, announcing two clinical trials of Chloroquine and Apivirine as possible drugs to combat the viral pandemic. The decision to carry out test…

Government

Buhari Expresses Solidarity with Burkina Faso

Ismaila Chafe Dec 27, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the government and people of Burkina Faso who suffered a terrorist attack that Nigeria and the West African sub-region would not abandon them to their fate. The president stated this in a…

Foreign

U.S. Advises Citizens not to Travel to Burkina Faso

Emmanuel Yashim Nov 27, 2019 0

The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Burkina Faso to level 4, advising citizens not to travel to the country “due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping”. In an advisory, the State Department said it had ordered all…

Government

20 Katsina Kidnap Victims sold to Slave Merchants in Burkina Faso

News Agency of Nigeria Sep 30, 2019 0

About 20 Kidnap Victims from Katsina state have been sold into slavery in Burkina Faso. According to newsmen, the victims who were kidnapped from the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina state, were taken to a certain woman in Cotonou…

News

UN condemns deadly attack on Burkina Faso church

Harrison Arubu May 13, 2019 0

Top UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, have condemned Sunday’s deadly attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso. At least six people, including the priest, were killed when gunmen opened fire on the worshippers…

World

Terrorists kill Pastor, 4 churchgoers

Abigael Joshua Apr 29, 2019 0

Suspected terrorists have killed a pastor and four churchgoers in northern Burkina Faso, a state-owned radio station reported on Monday. The attack on a Protestant church occurred in the village of Silgadji in the northern province of…

Crime

Saudi, UAE To Assist West Africa To Combat Islamic Militants

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 13, 2017 0

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attending a summit in Paris on Wednesday aimed at accelerating efforts to set up a West African force to battle Islamist militants. The G5 Sahel is composed of the armies of Mali, Mauritania,…

World

Turkey says 1 Turk killed, another wounded in Burkina Faso attack

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 14, 2017 0

A Turkish national was among those killed in the attack in Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Monday. The ministry said another Turk was wounded in Sunday’s raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso’s…

Sports

2017 AFCON: Burkina Faso zoom into semis with 2-0 defeat of Tunisia

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 28, 2017

Burkina Faso on Saturday scored a late brace to beat Tunisia 2-0 and reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Substitute Aristide Bance scored with a low drive from a free-kick only five minutes after coming off the bench. Prejuce…

Metro

Mrs Buhari urges leaders in Lake Chad basin to assist refugees, IDPs

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 24, 2016

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has appealed to leaders of the Lake Chad Basin member-countries to redouble their efforts toward addressing the challenges facing refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the region.…

Metro

Foreigner Slashes Woman’s Throat In Lagos Church

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 15, 2016

A foreign national of Burkina Faso, Laday Wendipanga, is in police custody for allegedly killing a woman, Adepeju Disu, with a knife while she was asleep in the Holy Cross Cathedral in Lagos Island. The suspect carried out the attack…

Metro

Burkina Faso: Coup Plotter, Diendere Charged With Crimes Against Humanity

John Ogunsemore Oct 16, 2015 0

Gilbert Diendere, the Burkina Faso general who took power last month in a failed coup attempt has been charged with crimes against humanity on Friday, a military source told Associated Press. The source also said that 23 people were…

Government

Burkina Faso: Coup leader takes refuge in Vatican Embassy

John Ogunsemore Oct 1, 2015 0

The leader of Burkina Faso’s short-lived coup d’état, General Gilbert Diendere has taken refuge in a Vatican nunciature on Wednesday, just as the army launched an offensive against men of his presidential guard on Tuesday. A nunciature…

Government

Burkina Faso: Assets of Failed Coup Leaders Frozen

John Ogunsemore Sep 26, 2015 0

The government of Burkina Faso has frozen the assets of leaders of the recent failed coup d’état in the country on Saturday. Gen. Gilbert Diendere, a strong ally of ousted President Blaise Campaore and leader of the elite Presidential…

Government

APC Applauds ECOWAS, Buhari For Restoring Transitional Order In B’Faso

Anthony Sep 25, 2015 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States for taking the unequivocal decision to reinstate Interim President Michel Kafando, who was ousted by his country’s Presidential Guards. It…

Government

Detained Burkina Faso PM Freed

John Ogunsemore Sep 22, 2015 0

Detained Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Yacouba Isaac Zida, who was detained last week by coup plotters from the Presidential Guard led by General Gilbert Diendere, has been released on Tuesday. In a statement made available to Reuters…

Government

Buhari Condemns Coup in Burkina Faso

John Ogunsemore Sep 19, 2015 0

President of Africa’s most populous nation, Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has joined other African leaders in condemning the coup d’état in Burkina Faso, calling it a “brazen contravention of the constitution.” Buhari said this in a…