Sources: Reuters Xinhua
The ruling military government of Burkina Faso arrests four officers suspected of attempting to stage a coup. Two additional officers are on the run. 2023-09-28
Burkina Faso suspends "Jeune Afrique" from reporting in the country after the release of a report claiming tension and discontent within the Burkinabe Armed Forces. 2023-09-25
Ten volunteers and four Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldiers are killed during an ambush in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso. Twenty attackers are killed. 2023-03-22
At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso. 2022-05-25
A French serviceman, Maxime Blasco, is killed in a shootout with jihadists in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. The gunman who shot Blasco was also killed during the clash, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces. 2021-09-24
Ghana culls more than 4,500 chickens and restricts the movement of poultry after nearly 6,000 birds died from the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu. 2021-07-17
At least four soldiers are killed in an ambush in the Sanmatenga Province of Burkina Faso. 2021-04-21
Thirty-seven people are dead and 60 others are injured after gunmen attack a Canadian gold mining company convoy on a road in Burkina Faso. 2019-11-6
Former Burkina Faso foreign minister Michel Kafando is named as transitional President. 2014-11-17
Voters in Burkina Faso go to the polls, with incumbent President Blaise Compaoré claiming victory with 75 per cent of the votes.2010-11-21