2023-11-18 10:41:16 From November 16 to 17, 2023, the ministry in charge of health initiated a field trip with journalists on the care of patients affected by dengue fever in the Hauts-Bassins region. This region is the second most affected by this epidemic. The rest after this ad 25,357 suspected cases, 9,145 probable cases and … Read more
The military justice of Burkina Faso will conduct an investigation to shed “all the light” on the death of several civilians during “serious altercations” this week with soldiers in Dori, in the north of the country, according to a press release from the prosecution. “In recent days, serious altercations have opposed civilians and soldiers in … Read more
A herd of goats trudges between dry grasses and rows of gnarled shrubs. Suddenly, a golf ball falls in the middle of the herd, ricocheting in the dust. Its nervous rebounds disperse the goats who hurry to avoid the projectile. Around, the horizon is cluttered with buildings: this small landscape of Sahel stuck in the … Read more
At least 51 soldiers were killed Friday in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, where attacks by “terrorist” armed groups have intensified since the beginning of the year. This ambush in the Sahel region bordering Mali and Niger, the provisional toll of which was announced by the army on Monday, could prove … Read more
“A victory for the sovereign people of Burkina”. In Ouagadougou, the departure of French troops, recorded this week, is welcomed as a return to “sovereignty” in the fight against jihadist groups, a rhetoric that recalls the ideals of the former president and pan-Africanist icon Thomas Sankara. French soldiers, pushed out by the ruling junta, must … Read more
After Mali, Burkina. France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within “a month” while the junta has denounced the defense agreements linking the two countries, a further decline in Paris’ influence in the Sahel. “Tuesday (…) we formally received the denunciation, by the Burkinabè government, of the 2018 agreement relating to the status of … Read more
The Burkinabè government, resulting from a coup, intends to mobilize 152 million euros for a “war support fund” against the jihadism that has struck Burkina Faso since 2015. This support fund “should allow us to raise 100 billion CFA francs (152 million euros) for the year” 2023, said Friday the Minister of Economy and Finance, … Read more
Captain Ibrahim Traore, who seized power two weeks ago in a putsch in Burkina Faso, attended a ceremony on Saturday marking the 35th anniversary of the assassination of revolutionary President Thomas Sankara, a journalist from the AFP. In military fatigues and a red beret, Captain Traoré, appointed Friday president of the transition by national meetings, … Read more