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Burkina Faso contracts Russian mercenaries, alleges Ghana
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBurkina Faso has allegedly made an agreement with Russia's Wagner Group in which the shadowy...
Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that it had accidentally killed...
Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFour army officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, a military prosecutor said, a day after the...
Burkina Faso tells civilians to evacuate vast zones ahead of military operations
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBurkina Faso's army has ordered civilians to evacuate two large "military interest zones" in its...
Burkina Faso interim leader hails Russia as a strategic ally
Reuters via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBurkina Faso's interim President Ibrahim Traore on Thursday said Russia had become a key strategic...
Ghana Alleges Burkina Faso Paid Russian Mercenaries With Mine
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- Ghana’s president alleged the government of neighboring Burkina Faso has given...
Burkina Faso military leader takes over defence portfolio in cabinet reshuffle
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBurkina Faso's military leader Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba has taken over the defence portfolio in the...
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger sign mutual defense pact
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a mutual defense pact over the weekend, establishing the so-called Alliance of Sahel States.
Analysis-West Africa's 'Brexit' moment spells trouble for the region
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit West Africa's economic and political bloc...
Spy vs. spy: How Israelis tried to stop Russia's information war in Africa
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Israeli businessmen Royi Burstien and Lior Chorev touched down in the busy capital of the West...