Burkina Faso News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:07:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Burkina Faso News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Crisis: 6 Injured in Burkina Faso Mosque as PM Replaces Foreign Minister https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-6-injured-in-burkina-faso-mosque-as-pm-replaces-foreign-minister/ https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-6-injured-in-burkina-faso-mosque-as-pm-replaces-foreign-minister/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:07:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=273958 An unknown assailant threw a flammable bottle into a mosque in Burkina Faso’s capital, injuring six individuals; the administration representative said Sunday. Investigations concerning the Friday night assault are continuous; Remis Fulgance Dandjinou revealed to The Associated Press. Security Minister Ousseni Compaore visited the site of the Friday night assault and likewise met with the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-6-injured-in-burkina-faso-mosque-as-pm-replaces-foreign-minister/feed/ 0 Total and Worldline set to Support the Deployment of the Guichet Unique solution in eight African Countries https://www.theinfostride.com/total-and-worldline-set-to-support-the-deployment-of-the-guichet-unique-solution-in-eight-african-countries/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:35:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173720 Total and Worldline Partner with African Fintech InTouch to Support Deployment of Guichet Unique, an Innovative Digital Solution for Retail Networks Total and Worldline signed binding technological, commercial and financing agreements with African fintech InTouch on July 13, 2017. Under the agreements, Total and Worldline will support the deployment of the Guichet Unique solution in [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Issues Arrest Warrant For Blaise Compaore Over Sankara Killing https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-issues-arrest-warrant-for-blaise-compaore-over-sankara-killing/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:11:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114451 The government of Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore in connection with the murder of former President Thomas Sankara, news reports said Monday. Sankara, a revolutionary figure who is still a hero to many in West Africa, was killed on October 15, 1987 during the coup that brought [...]

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]]> President Buhari Congratulates Kabore On His Election As Burkina President https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-congratulates-kabore-on-his-election-as-burkina-president/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:34:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109966 President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his historic election as the second civilian President of Burkina Faso. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Tuesday, expressed belief that the successful conclusion of [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Upcoming Elections: Why Historic Vote Matters https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-upcoming-elections-why-historic-vote-matters/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:16:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109534 Burkina Faso voters are heading to polls on Sunday, in a closely watched election that could mark the beginning of a new chapter in the country’s political history. The vote comes a year after a popular uprising toppled longstanding President Blaise Compaore, following his attempts to extend his 27-year rule. The elections were initially scheduled [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Coup Leader charged with Crime against Humanity https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-coup-leader-charged-with-crime-against-humanity/ Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:30:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102909 Burkina Faso’s army said that a general accused of leading a failed coup last month would be prosecuted on an array of charges, including “crime against humanity”. “Eleven charges have been filed” against General Gilbert Diendere, “notably crime against humanity”, Sita Sangare, the colonel in charge of military justice, told a press conference on Friday. Related: [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso’s Cabinet disbands Guard Unit behind Failed Coup https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-fasos-cabinet-disbands-guard-unit-behind-failed-coup/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:30:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101104 Burkina Faso’s cabinet has dissolved the elite presidential guard unit that took the interim president and prime minister hostage in a failed coup just weeks before elections, according to a series of decrees read on state television. The government on Saturday also dismissed the minister in charge of security and created a commission to identify [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Soldiers enter Ouagadougou to disarm Coup Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-soldiers-enter-ouagadougou-to-disarm-coup-leaders/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:34:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100424 Burkina Faso army have entered the capital Ouagadougou without resistance after coup leader General Gilbert Diendere said he would hand over power to a civilian transitional government. Army leaders also began surrender talks late on Monday with the elite presidential guard that staged the coup against the government last week. “All units [of the army mobilised [...]

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]]> Army issues Ultimatum to Burkina Faso Coup Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/army-issues-ultimatum-to-burkina-faso-coup-leaders/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:30:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100428 Burkina Faso’s army has issued an ultimatum to coup leaders to lay down their weapons or face attack, hours after the elite presidential guard released the country’s prime minister, Yacouba Isaac Zida, from custody. The deadline, which expires at 10:00 GMT on Tuesday, came as talks between the army and the elite presidential guard continued [...]

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]]> Coup Leaders Free Detained Burkina Faso Prime Minister https://www.theinfostride.com/coup-leaders-free-detained-burkina-faso-prime-minister/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:28:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100426 Coup leaders have released the Burkina Faso prime minister, Yacouba Isaac Zida, from custody, Al Jazeera has learnt, as the army and the elite presidential guard continued surrender talks. The prime minister was detained alongside the country’s president and an unknown number of cabinet ministers last Wednesday by presidential guard soldiers who then installed General [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso to return to Civilian Rule after Military Coup https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-to-return-to-civilian-rule-after-military-coup/ Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:00:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100063 Burkina Faso will return to civilian rule and reinstate an interim government led by President Michel Kafando. The decision comes after Benin’s president Thomas Boni Yayi held talks with coup leader general Gilbert Diendere in the capital Ouagadougou. “We may hope again,” Boni Yayi said at a press conference after a third round of talks [...]

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]]> Military Coup: African Union suspends Burkina Faso, to sanctions Coup Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/military-coup-african-union-suspends-burkina-faso-to-sanctions-coup-leaders/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:22:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99947 The African Union (AU) says it has suspended Burkina Faso and set to impose sanctions on coup leaders if they do not release the country’s senior officials and restore the interim government. The AU statement, issued on Friday, followed a meeting of the Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Soldiers from the elite presidential guard [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Interim President released by the Coup Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-interim-president-released-coup-leaders/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:36:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99795 Military leaders responsible for recent coup in Burkina Faso has reportedly released the country’s interim president detained during the coup that dissolved his government. The military released a statement on Friday saying that Michel Kafando has been released from military custody. The move comes after international condemnation and demands for his release. The interim prime minister [...]

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]]> #Africa > Military coup protesters killed in Burkina Faso https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-military-coup-protesters-killed-in-burkina-faso/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:05:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-military-coup-protesters-killed-in-burkina-faso/ Not less than three people have been killed and 60 injured during street clashes in Burkina Faso’s capital as protesters demonstrated against a military coup, a senior source in the main hospital has said. Witnesses said that soldiers fired warning shots on Thursday to disperse crowds gathering in the streets of Ouagadougou, who responded by [...]

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]]> #Analysis > Why are coups common in Africa? https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-why-are-coups-common-in-africa/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 07:49:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-why-are-coups-common-in-africa/ Burkina Faso’s military has overthrown the interim government in a coup that has plunged the capital city, Ouagadougou, into panic. It happened just three weeks before the country was due to hold general elections. General Gilbert Diendere has been declared the country’s new leader. Burkina Faso is not an exception in Africa. The continent has [...]

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]]> #Africa > Burkina Faso Military confirms Coup https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-burkina-faso-military-confirms-coup/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:05:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-burkina-faso-military-confirms-coup/ The military in Burkina Faso has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place – just weeks before national elections. In the announcement aired early on Thursday on national television and radio, the statement said that the transitional government had been dissolved. The statement came [...]

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]]> #Africa > Soldiers detain Burkina Faso Interim Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-soldiers-detain-burkina-faso-interim-leaders/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:59:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-soldiers-detain-burkina-faso-interim-leaders/ Soldiers have detained Burkina Faso’s transitional president, prime minister and an unknown number of cabinet members, raising fears of a coup. Members of the military showed up at the presidential offices on Wednesday afternoon and barred the transitional leaders from leaving, Achille Tapsoba, who works at the presidency, told the Associated Press news agency. The [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso bars opposition candidate from polls https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-bars-opposition-candidate-from-polls/ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:21:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/burkina-faso-bars-opposition-candidate-from-polls/ Burkina Faso’s Constitutional Council has rejected the chosen nominee of the ousted President Blaise Compaore’s party prompting threats of a boycott of the presidential elections slated to be held in October. Eddie Constance Konboigo, head of Compaore’s Congress for Democracy and Progress party, was among six candidates barred from running on Saturday, along with Gilbert [...]

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]]> BURKINA FASO RIDER SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TITLE AT ECOWAS CYCLING TOUR https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-rider-successfully-defends-title-at-ecowas-cycling-tour/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/apr/2013/11/19/burkina-faso-rider-successfully-defends-title-at-ecowas-cycling-tour/ ABUJA, Nigeria, November 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After keeping a low profile in the earlier stages of the four-stage ECOWAS Cycling tour, Burkina Faso’s Rasmane Ouedraogo on Sunday 17th November 2013 successfully defended the crown he won two years ago, by emerging the overall champion of the 3rd edition of the regional competition. [...]

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