Burkina Faso

Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on US citizens

Reuters — Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by the Trump administration earlier this month. In separate statements issued by their foreign ministries late on Tuesday, the two West African countries said they were acting in the name of …

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Egypt Independent January 2, 2026

Burkina Faso extends military rule for five years

CNN — Burkina Faso’s military regime will extend its rule by five years under a new agreement reached during national consultations on Saturday, the talks’ chairman Colonel Moussa Diallo said on state television. Diallo said the extension would start on July 2 and last five years, at the end of which coup leader and acting …

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Egypt Independent May 27, 2024

West Africa bloc urges Burkina, Niger and Mali not to withdraw

Reuters — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS urged junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 they were abandoning the bloc …

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Egypt Independent February 11, 2024

Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says

CNN — Four army officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, a military prosecutor said, a day after the country’s ruling military junta announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. Two other officers were “on the run,” according to a statement from the public prosecutor’s office at the military court in Ouagadougou, the capital city. Burkina …

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Egypt Independent September 30, 2023

West Africa bloc mediator ‘satisfied’ after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader

CNN — The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore. Issoufou added that the 15-member bloc would continue accompanying Burkina Faso’s transition to constitutional rule after the country was hit …

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Egypt Independent October 10, 2022

Burkina Faso military officials announce dissolution of government and leader’s removal

A new military takeover has been declared in Burkina Faso, after a day marked by gunfire and confusion in the capital city of Ouagadougou. The country’s land and aerial borders have been closed, and its constitution suspended. In an announcement on state television late Friday, a Burkina Faso military official announced the dissolution of the …

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Egypt Independent October 1, 2022

Another day, another military coup in Burkina Faso

Strife-torn Burkina Faso is witnessing its second military coup in less than 12 months, a symptom of the instability increasingly evident in the region. Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks … Continued