France will redeploy most of its forces in Africa as part of the new Operation Barkhane (the name refers to a sickle-shaped sand dune). Following diplomatic agreements with Chad, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania (the “Sahel G-5”), over 3,000 French troops will be involved in ...
IONS: BURKINA FASO. ELECTIONS: BURKINA FASO.ELECTIONS: BURKINA FASO.The article reports on the victory of President Blaise Compaoré in the presidential election in Burkina Faso. He was able to beat his 11 opponents in the election. The election was a peaceful one. The victory of Compaoré is...
Burkina Faso’s elections are scheduled for November 22nd; however, rising violence from extremist organizations operating within the countrypushed the governmentto change the electoral code so that in the event of “force majeure” or exceptional circumstances preventing the organization of elections in...
BURKINA FASO-POLITICS: OPPOSITION FEARS ELECTIONS WILL BE FLAWEDBrahima Ouedraogo
Chad has sworn in Mahamat Deby Itno as the president on Thursday after holding elections earlier this month, completing a disputed transition to democratic rule after he seized power three years ago. May 24 Burkina Faso suspends BBC and Voice of America after they covered a report on mass ...
Burkinabe Muslims and Christians chant the national anthem while they gather to break the fast together in hopes of promoting religious tolerance during the Ramadan in Ouagadougou’s public square, Burkina Faso March 31, 2023.REUTERS/ Yempabou Ouoba ...
Burkina Faso operates as a semi-presidential republic, where executive power is shared between the President and the Prime Minister. The political system includes a multi-party framework, with periodic elections intended to reflect the democratic will of the populace. The government is divided into ...
It states that the interim president will not be eligible to run in presidential, legislative and municipal elections marking the end of his or her mandate. ECOWAS is struggling to facilitate a return to constitutional order in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, all of which have seen mili...
Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré has changed. He’s become more confident. The military fatigues he wears are no longer earth-toned, but an immaculate white. READ MOREBurkina Faso: four soldiers arrested in ‘plot’ against Ibrahim Traoré ...
attack in eastern burkina faso kills 11 soldiers more by sam mednick, associated press ouagadougou, burkina faso (ap) — eleven soldiers were killed and nearly two dozen injured by jihadis targeting a military base in eastern burkina faso, the government said. injured soldiers have been tak...