Tag: Burkina Faso

BURKINA Faso’s Foreign Minister, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, has praised the country’s growing cooperation with Russia, stating that it better suits…

  Burkina Faso commemorated its revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, on Tuesday, marking the 37th anniversary of his assassination. Sankara, a…

Fortuna Mining has confirmed that the government of Burkina Faso does not plan to revoke its existing mining permits, calming investor…

Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended US-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for three months, accusing it of broadcasting comments that…

Burkina Faso military-led government plans to withdraw mining permits from certain foreign companies and boost its own gold production, the…

Burkina Faso and Niger have banned a popular French TV show, The Bachelor, accusing it of ‘stigmatising’ African women and…

  Burkina Faso’s military junta has claimed it uncovered an international conspiracy to overthrow its regime, implicating neighbouring countries and…

  BURKINA Faso is set to nationalise the Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines, purchasing them for approximately $80 million—a fraction…

BURKINA Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has accused France, with support from Benin and Côte d’Ivoire, of attempting to…

Burkina Faso’s junta has announced a ban on homosexual acts, making it the latest African state to crack down on…