Blaise Compaore
Former Burkina Faso President Named UN Burundi Envoy
A former Burkina Faso president, Michel Kafando, has been appointed the new UN envoy for Burundi, where efforts to end...
Burkina Faso Ousted Leader’s Trial Branded A ‘witch Hunt’
Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore goes on trial next week over the deadly crackdown against the popular...
15 Burkina Troops Jailed Over Arms Depot Raid
A military tribunal on Thursday jailed 15 Burkinabe soldiers for up to 17 years each over a failed raid on an arms...
Burkina Troops Tried For Arms Depot Raid Claim Tortured
Some 20 Burkinabe soldiers on trial at a military tribunal over a failed raid on an arms depot last year have said they...
Foot Soldiers Must Be Patient With Their Governments – Asiedu Nketia
The General Secretary of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has admonished foot...
We Deliberately Set ‘high Bar’ For Mo Ibrahim $5m Prize – Chair
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says it has found no winner, again, for its prestigious Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in...
African Film Festival To See Special Prize For Short-Film
The guild of African film directors and producers, a Paris based NGO, will reward a short-film with the special Thomas...
Who Are These Revolting Soldiers In the Ivory Coast?
The Ivory Coast tranquillity has been shaken by a revolt of a group of soldiers in the Ivoirian Army shooting up...
West Africa Is No Longer Country For Old Dictators
“The Accidental Ecowas & AU Citizen”: Gambian Crisis: West Africa is No longer Country for Old Dictators E....
Laurent Gbagbo And My Love For Jamaican Women
Apart from gospel Music, I am a big fan of Jamaican Reggae Music. I love the music of Joseph Hill of culture fame. My...
Protesters Gather In Congo Capital As Kabila’s Mandate Expires
Protesters gathered in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital and at least one other city, defying a ban on...
Tensions Rise In DR Congo As President’s Final Term Expires Without Elections
Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor...
What Does the Rest of the World Think?
US election: What does the rest of the world think? As the voting day in the US approaches, the world's attention is...
Burkina Faso ‘foils Coup Plot’
Burkina Faso has foiled a coup plot by forces loyal to ousted President Blaise Compaore, the interior minster says. At...
Burkina Faso ‘wants France To Release Sankara Archives’
Burkina Faso has asked France to declassify military documents about the killing of ex-President Thomas Sankara, a...
France Urged To Release Sankara Archives
Burkina Faso has asked France to declassify military documents about the killing of ex-president Thomas Sankara, a...
President and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Taken Hostage By Presidential Guard
Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso's presidential palace on Wednesday...
Ghanaians in Burkina Faso Are Safe – Ghana’s Foreign Minister Hannah Tetteh
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Hannah Tetteh has assured that Ghanaians in Burkina Faso are safe. There is increasing...
Lt. Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida Declares Himself As New Leader of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's military colonel Lt. Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida has declared himself as the country's transitional...