Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, the president of the transition, Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, is launching a mobilization of retired soldiers. In the face of an increase in attacks attributed to armed terrorist groups, the head of state wants to strengthen the workforce. All…

Seven people were killed on Monday morning in a terrorist attack in Arbinda, in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso. Four victims are volunteers for the defense of the homeland, the other three are civilians, including a woman. This incident comes the…

At least two civilians were killed after the attack on their bus and thirteen gendarmes were killed after a double attack. as reported from Ouagadougou,Yaya BoudaniThe first attack was aimed at a transport…

Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defense minister who served under former president Roch Kaboré before he was ousted in a military coup, it said. Saturday an official decree.…

Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday appointed economist Albert Ouedraogo as the West African country's new prime minister. Aged 53, Ouedraogo, appointed by decree signed by…

Burkina Faso's junta leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in as president on Wednesday, less than a month after mutinous soldiers took control of the West African country in a coup. The inauguration ceremony, which is not open to the public, was held at the Constitutional Court. Speaking to the nation on state television after taking the oath, Damiba praised the security forces and the people of the country who he said had been facing threats from extremism for more than six…

In the wake of last month's coup, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, head of Burkina Faso's junta, has been named president of the country's highest constitutional body, legal sources reported on Thursday. They said the Constitutional Council on Wednesday stated that "Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Lieutenant Colonel in the National Armed Forces, President of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration (the junta's official name), is the President" of Burkina Faso. Damiba is also the head of state…

Burkinabe's defense and security forces are reorganizing to better deal with attacks by armed groups. A new national security strategy will soon be implemented, according to Brigadier General Aimé Barthelemy Simporé, Minister of Defense. as reported from Ouagadougou,Yaya BoudaniReorganization of ground forces, territorial…

The current system, which includes 14 weeks, would be restrictive for most women who are required to return to work one to two months after giving birth. The collective for peaceful maternity leave is using the current revision of the labor law to demand this reform. The association offers six months' leave for women and one…

The prosecutor for the High Court of Justice announces that the case is ready for sentencing after four years of suspension. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniProsecuted for their alleged involvement in the repression of protesters against the amendment of Article 37 of the Constitution, the 34 members of the former…