Human Rights Watch has strongly called on the Burkinabe authorities to carry out a "swift and comprehensive" inquiry into the tragic massacre of civilians in Barsalogho, a town that recently endured a catastrophic event on August 24, 2024. This horrific attack was perpetrated by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen (JNIM), leading to the loss of over 130 lives, with countless others left injured. Carine Kaneza Nantulya, the Deputy Director for Africa at Human Rights Watch, articulated the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has taken a dim view of the Burkina Faso government’s recent submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, highlighting its glaring omissions regarding human rights abuses. Various organizations advocating for human dignity have urgently appealed for enhanced protections for civilians amidst the ongoing armed struggles. They emphasize the necessity of lifting restrictions placed on journalists, dissenters, and political opponents, while also demanding that those responsible for…

The government of Burkina Faso is sharpening its focus on a nationalistic approach to news and information dissemination, as noted by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Recently, the Superior Council for Communication (CSC), which oversees media regulations in Burkina Faso, imposed a ban on the rebroadcast of foreign radio programs effective immediately. This decision follows a three-month suspension of the Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts in the country. This move highlights a growing trend in which the government seeks…

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…

In Burkina Faso, after the city of Tenkodogo, the regional hospital center in Dori, in the Sahel region, is experimenting with this new patient care procedure. The new platform is designed and set up by Burkinabè technicians from the Ministry of Digital Economy and aims to improve health care provision by allowing the people of the regions to benefit from specialist expertise in managing their sanitary…

The death toll of an attack on civilians and soldiers in northern Burkina Faso has risen to 80, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The attack occurred on Wednesday when Islamist militants attacked a…

Former Burkinabè president in exile, Blaise Compaoré, will be tried from October 11 for the murder of Thomas Sankara, the man he overthrew in a coup in 1987, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. military. Compaoré and…

The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 (postponed until 2022) took place on Tuesday 17 August at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The host country meets BurkinaFaso in the opening match on January 9. Title holder Algeria must challenge the Ivory Coast. The 24 qualified selections are fixed. They know their…

"The long-awaited ministerial organization has therefore taken place," he exclaims Paalga Observer. As we suspected for some time, Defense Minister Chérif Sy and his security colleague Ousséni Compaoré were fired and replaced by the head of state himself and who until then were the delegate for African integration and Burkinabè abroad, Maxime Koné. By dismissing them, the tenant in Kosyam thus meets some of the demands of…

Work on the dialogue should resume on 3 July. These opposition parties intend to protest against the government's inability "to meet the attacks attributed to jihadist groups. The opposition still demands the resignation of the head of government and the Minister of Defense. The announcement was made last Friday during a press conference.…