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The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has suspended Burkina Faso from its membership. It follows a coup d’Etat that toppled the democratically elected government of Roch Marc Christian Kabore on 24th January 2022. A communique issued after an Extraordinary Session by video conference of the Authority of Heads …

ECOWAS leaders in a group photo after a summit in Accra   ECOWAS leaders to meet virtually over latest coup President Roch Marc Kabore of Burkina Faso ousted Military cite rising insecurity for takeover The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, under the leadership of its Chairman and President …

PLAY VIDEOClick Here to Watch in Twi Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, leader of January 24 Burkina Faso coup     ▶ Click Here for Full AFCON Coverage ◀ Army overthrows government in Burkina Faso President detained and sent to military camp Junta leader named as Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba Often times when …

  Multiple news global agencies are reporting of heavy gunfire around the Presidential palace in Burkina Faso. The Associated Press reported that gunfire rang out late Sunday, January 23, 2022 near the home of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, “raising the specter that a military coup might still be under …

  Mutinous soldiers have seized power in Burkina Faso President Kabore has been arrested and sent to a military camp ECOWAS will be dealing with fourth coup in last few years French broadcaster, Radio France International, RFI; have reported that Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore has been detained by …

  Internet rights monitoring group, NetBlocks ie reporting of an internet shutdown in Burkina Faso amid talk of coup attempts in the country. The West African country becomes the second on the continent to disrupt the internet. The first was Sudan where anti-government protesters have defied the lack of connectivity, …

Nearly three-and-half decades since his assassination, the trial of Burkina Faso’s former President Thomas Sankara will start in the West African country today. Fourteen men including his close friend and exiled former President Blaise Compaore have been charged with complicity in the murder of Sankara. Compaore who remains exiled in …

A bid opening event was held in Accra on Thursday   Two companies, Messrs Frontline Consortium and African Global Development Sarl, have submitted their technical and financial proposals for the development of the Ghana-Burkina railway project. The bilateral agreement, which will see the construction of a railway line connecting major …

Residents of Taifa-Burkina in the Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been thrown into a state of shock at the death of 32-year-old Richard Bonzi. Richard’s lifeless body was found in his grocery shop raising suspicions. The family and residents suspect suicide. They describe the manner of …

  Eighty people, including 65 civilians and 15 gendarmes, were killed in Wednesday’s jihadist attack on a military convoy escorting civilians in northern Burkina Faso, according to a new official toll released Thursday night. A government source had revised upwards the initially announced death toll of 14 gendarmes after the …