The coup d’etat that unfolded Friday in Burkina Faso in many ways mirrored the one just eight months ago, when Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ousted its democratically elected president ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — More than a dozen soldiers seized control of Burkina Faso’s state television late Friday, declaring that the country’s coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul ...

Burkina Faso's land and air borders were closed and a 7 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew was imposed. The coup - the country's sixth since it won independence from France in 1960 - unfolded overnight with ...

The coup d’etat Friday in Burkina Faso in many ways mirrored the one just eight months ago, when Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ousted its democratically elected president, Roch Marc ...

Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso's president, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

On Monday January 24th, mutineers in Burkina Faso overthrew the democratically elected president, Roch Kabore. This was the fourth military coup in the region in the past 17 months, including two ...

People rally in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, on Jan. 25 in support of a coup that ousted President Roch Marc Kaboré and suspended the constitution. (Anne Mimault/Reuters) ...

So, Burkina Faso, since at least 2015, is experiencing a complex and devastating crisis, which is both the security, because of the presence and the increasing presence of armed Islamists linked ...

Burkina Faso military officers responsible for the January 2022 coup should ensure the protection of human rights and a swift transition to democratic rule.

Coup declared in Burkina Faso Junta names new military leader, proclaims borders closed October 1, 2022 at 5:21 a.m. by ARSENE KABORE and SAM MEDNICK The Associated Press ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina's military seized the airwaves and installed a general loyal to the ex-president Thursday as the new head of state, carrying out a coup weeks before national ...