March 09

• Burkina Faso: Le Drian Declares Mali Jihadis 70 Per Cent Wiped Out, Heads for Ouagadougou

  French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was to meet Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré on Saturday after declaring France's task in Mali 70 per cent accomplished.... Read more »

March 08

• Senegal: Five Killed When Malians Clash With Burkinabé in Senegal Gold-Rush Village

  At least five people were killed in a gold mining village on the Senegal/Mali border late Wednesday night when Malians clashed with Burkina Faso nationals. Read more »

February 13

• Burkina Faso: French MP Demands Inquiry Into Murder of Thomas Sankara

  A French left-wing Member of Parliament is calling on the government to shed light on the assassination of Burkina Faso president Thomas Sankara in a coup d'état 25 years... Read more »

February 11

• Nigeria/Burkina Faso: Keshi's Bet on Sunday Mba Pays Off as Super Eagles Claims Afcon Cup

  The sartorial stakes have taken a downward turn. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi wore green track suit bottoms, white trainers, a white polo shirt and a brown bib with the CAF logo.... Read more »

February 10

• Burkina Faso/Nigeria: Put and Keshi Happy That Pitroipa Can Play in Afcon Final

  Africa Cup of Nations bosses have withdrawn the red card given to Burkina Faso striker Jonathan Pitroipa. A good decision, says his coach ... and so does the coach of rival... Read more »

February 08

• Burkina Faso: The Belgian Alchemist Turning The Stallions Into Gold [opinion]

  Belgian coach Paul Put has brought Burkina Fasao through to the Africa Cup of Nations, reversing his own fortunes and those of his adopted team. Read more »

February 07

• Africa: Nigeria, Burkina Faso Face No Easy Afcon Final [opinion]

  Five things we learned from day 19 at the Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

February 06

• Ghana/Burkina Faso: Buoyant Stallions Hope to Make History Facing Goliath

  On the eve of one of his biggest moments leading a team, Burkina Faso coach Paul Put was wrenched back into the nightmare that overshadowed his life nearly a decade ago. Read more »

February 04

• Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Nigeria Takes the Shine Off Côte d'Ivoire's Golden Boys in Africa Cup of Nations

  Five things we learned from day 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

February 03

• Togo/Burkina Faso: Expect (more Of) the Unexpected As Burkina Faso Faces Togo

  Burkina hopes to have some surprises up its sleeve when it takes on Togo in the CAN quarter-finals. Read more »

• Togo/Burkina Faso: Tenacious Togo Face Burkina in Surprise Quater-Final

  The punter who bet on Togo facing Burkina Faso in the quarter-final is a soothsayer with extraordinary powers. This scenario is essentially the stuff of nonsense. Read more »

January 30

• Burkina Faso/Togo: Burkina Anxiously Awaits Traoré Recovery After Zambia Draw

  Burkina Faso coach Paul Put paid tribute to his players after they qualified for the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1998. Read more »

• Zambia/Burkina Faso: Zambia Now One-Tournament Wonders After Burkina Goalless Draw

  Zambia are licking their wounds after scoring no goals against Burkina Faso. Regrets? Hervé Renard has a few but he's still proud of his boys. Read more »

January 29

• Zambia/Burkina Faso: Stop Pitroipa and Traoré, Zambia Coach Tells Team Before Burkina Faso Match in Africa Cup

  Zambia coach Hervé Renard issued a simple message to his team on the eve of their make or break clash against Burkina Faso: stop Jonathan Pitroipa and Alain Traoré.... Read more »

• Burkina Faso/Zambia: Stallions Psyche Up to Win Against Copper Bullets for Quarter Final Place

  Burkina Faso coach Paul Put is urging his players to seize the moment and secure qualification for the last eight of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

January 26

• Burkina Faso/Ethiopia: Burkina Faso Defeats Ethiopia 4-0

  Abdoulaye Soulama's surge of stupidity could have cost his side the game. But the Burkina Faso keeper's decision to pick up the ball just outside his box as forwards bore down on... Read more »

January 25

• Burkina Faso/Ethiopia: Clash of the Overachieving Underdogs

  Not so long ago, one of the immutable truths about the Africa Cup of Nations was that 16 teams would turn up and Egypt would win. It was the narrative of the tournament between... Read more »

January 22

• Nigeria/Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Snatch Draw From Jaws of Defeat Against Nigeria

  Nigeria, like Zambia, failed to win an expected victory against Burkina Faso, thaks to a last-minute equaliser from the underdogs. Read more »

October 11, 2012

• South Africa: African Press Review 11 October 2012

  Gloomy economic outlooks and corruption scandals dominate today's African papers... Read more »

July 07, 2012

• Mali: West African Leaders Seek Unity Govt

  Leaders of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, are holding a summit on Mali in Burkina Faso that will seek to put together a national unity government tasked with tackling the crisis in... Read more »

February 26, 2012

• Mali: Dialogue Vital for North, Says France

  France's Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Juppé continued his African tour on Sunday with a visit to Mali. There, he met with President Amadou Toumani Toure on the crisis in... Read more »

September 07, 2011

• Libya: Where Is Kadhafi? World Asks As NTC Claims He Is Surrounded

  Libya's new rulers claim they know where Moamer Kadhafi is and are closing in on him. After Tuesday's report of a convoy of Kadhafi forces crossing into Niger, the National... Read more »

• Libya: No Burkina Kadhafi Asylum Deal, Says South Africa

  South African officials deny reports that President Jacob Zuma has brokered a deal to allow Moamer Kadhafi temporary asylum in Burkina Faso. Earlier reports said that France and... Read more »