Two weeks after Burkina Faso coup, UN Security Council expresses “serious concern”
United NationsReuters The United Nations Security Council expressed “serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government” in Burkina Faso in a statement more than two weeks after a military coup deposed President Roch Kabore. The 15-member council met behind closed doors on Tuesday to discuss the 24th January coup. In a statement, agreed by consensus […]
West Africa: Coups show limits of diplomacy, opening door to new players
In the wake of a series of coups in West Africa, AARON ROSS and DAVID LEWIS, of Reuters, look at the wider context…
Burkina Faso crowd celebrates West Africa’s latest coup
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters More than 1,000 people gathered in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday in support of a military coup that a day earlier ousted President Roch Kabore, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution. The fifth coup in West and Central Africa this decade comes amid an increasingly bloody Islamist insurgency that has […]
Burkina Faso army deposes President in West Africa’s latest coup
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Burkina Faso’s army said on Monday it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders. The announcement cited the deterioration of the security situation and what the army described as Kabore’s inability to unite the West African nation and effectively […]
As soldiers mutiny in Burkina Faso, government dismisses talk of coup
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Sustained gunfire rang out from military camps in Burkina Faso on Sunday as mutinying soldiers demanded more support for their fight against Islamist militants and protesters ransacked the headquarters of President Roch Kabore’s political party. The government called for calm, denying speculation on social media that the army had seized power or […]
Hundreds call on Burkina Faso president to resign after deadly attacks
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital on Tuesday demanding President Roch Kabore resign for failing to rein in militants who roam the north and east and last weekend killed 28 soldiers and four civilians. Sunday’s attack was the worst suffered by troops during a four-year Islamist insurgency […]
Burkina Faso votes amid ongoing extremist violence, threats
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoAP Fears of attacks by extremists prevented voting in many parts of Burkina Faso on Sunday, as the country went to the polls for presidential and legislative elections marred by ongoing violence linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Election and local government officials told The Associated Press that certain polling stations […]