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Mom of six pounds rocks into gravel to earn 80 cents a day during Burkina Faso violence
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Ami Sana hangs a tattered tarp for a bit of shade where she can...
Ousted Burkina Faso leader leaves country for Togo
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBurkina Faso's ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday two days after he himself was overthrown in a...
West Africa bloc mediator 'satisfied' after meeting Burkina Faso new military leader
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa's main political and...
Burkina Faso's new leader says gunfire in capital was counter-offensive by ousted president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore said gunfire in the...
China-Africa relations: Beijing's ambassador to Burkina Faso works to make up ground on delayed...
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWhen Lu Shan arrived in Ouagadougou in May as the new Chinese ambassador to Burkina Faso, his agenda hinted at the importance of assessing Chinese-funded projects in the country and showing ...
Unexpected strawberry crop spins Burkina's 'red gold'
AFP via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoIn the suburbs of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, lucrative strawberry farming is supplanting...
Burkina Faso names coup leader Traore as transitional president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's military officials, political parties and civil society...
Summit with ex-Burkina president Compaore hit by no-shows, protests
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Most of the Burkina Faso ex-presidents invited to a reconciliation summit...
Activists walk from Bamako to Ouagadougou to promote states' federation
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA small group of activists have been walking from Mali's capital Bamako to Burkina Faso's capital...
Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has...