Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, a recent terrorist attack on Djiba town was thwarted by the local army with a joint operation utilizing Bayraktar TB2 UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle). About 3,000 terrorists attempted an…

Ibrahim Traore, 34, the leader of the military coup that seized power in the West African country of Burkina Faso on September 29, became the interim president of the country. Traore was sworn in at an official ceremony held under tight…

Protesters who support the coup in Burkina Faso attacked the French Embassy in the capital, Ouagadougou, following the allegations that the overthrown leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba hid in a French military base. The protesters flamed…

Gunshots were heard near a military camp and the presidential palace in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou in the early hours of the morning. Local sources stated that soldiers were positioned on the main street on which the presidential…

Military seized power in Burkina Faso. According to the statement read in public television by a sergeant, President Paul Henri Damiba was dismissed, the constitution was suspended, and the government and parliament were dissolved. It was…

Multiple gunshots heard at military camps in Burkina Faso. Gunshots were heard at 05.00 AM local time at the Sangoule Lamizana military camp located at the Burkina Faso's capital city of Ouagadougou. According to eyewitnesses around the…