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Mali political parties request elections after junta shuns transition...
Mali has been under military rule since August 2020, the first of eight coups in West and Central Africa over four years, including in its neighbours...
Roadside bomb kills children on bus in Burkina Faso
4 Jan 2020 9:05 PM ISTMeanwhile, the army reported an attack against gendarmes at Inata in the north on Friday, saying "a dozen terrorists were neutralised".
10 killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso
17 Feb 2020 6:22 PM ISTIn the latest attack on a religious institution in the unstable West African nation of Burkina Faso, armed men killed as many as 10 people. The...
Burkina Faso's Zango breaks world indoor triple jump record
16 Jan 2021 8:54 PM ISTWorld bronze medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango produced the first standout athletics moment of the year by sailing to a world indoor triple jump record...
Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as UN Special Envoy
22 Jun 2021 4:51 AM ISTHollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced, despite...
Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso, 4 missing
23 Jun 2021 4:05 AM ISTGunmen ambushed a group of police officers in Burkina Faso, killing at least 11 of them in the deadliest attack of its kind yet in this West African...
Burkina Faso President Kabore detained by mutinous soldiers
25 Jan 2022 8:23 AM ISTBurkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained overnight by mutinous soldiers, local media has reported.
African bloc suspends Burkina Faso's membership over coup
29 Jan 2022 7:58 PM IST"The Authority reaffirms its resolute commitment to upholding the zero tolerance for ascending to power through unconstitutional means," said the...