This reportedly follows an "extraordinary" council of ministers' meeting which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita chaired. Read more »
The siege at the Hotel Splendid in Ouagadougou has ended while another nearby hotel has reportedly been attacked. Read more »
A probe into the death of his comrade-in-arms, Thomas Sankara, the country's revolutionary leader killed in 1987 during a coup that brought Blaise Compaore to power, was launched ... Read more »
The result follows a year of turmoil that saw the West African country's former leader deposed, and the military attempt a coup. Read more »
Burkina Faso voters have elected a president and parliament, one year after a violent public uprising forced the West African country's long-time leader out of office. Read more »
Ethiopian has advanced to the final round of the continental qualifiers for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup after a draw with Burkina Faso in Addis Ababa. Read more »
"This is a decisive moment for democracy in Africa," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says in an AllAfrica guest column. "In Africa, as elsewhere, there is a deep hunger for ... Read more »
Despite promises to disarm and the subsequent intervention by the army, some members of the Presidential Security Regiment still refuse to give up their weapons, leaving many to ... Read more »
Interim President Michel Kafando has announced his return to power and has reinstated the transitional government Read more »
West African leaders and their military chiefs are to travel to Burkina Faso to reinstate the country's interim leadership amid a standoff in the capital between an elite ... Read more »
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