World Jan 28 Burkina Faso suspended from Western African regional body following military coup West Africa's regional bloc has suspended Burkina Faso's membership in the aftermath of this week's military coup.
World Jan 25 Hundreds march in Burkina Faso capital in support of new junta Hundreds of people have marched through the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital in a show of support for the new military-led junta that ousted democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and seized control of the country.
World Jan 24 Soldiers in Burkina Faso mutiny, take President Kabore hostage Two mutinous soldiers told The Associated Press that Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is being held by the rebellious soldiers.
World Jan 23 Mutinous soldiers take over Burkina Faso military barracks Mutinous soldiers seized control of a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital Sunday, raising fears of a coup attempt in the West African nation as gunfire rang out for hours amid growing frustration with the government’s handling of the Islamic…
World Nov 23 U.N. report: West Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers Trapped in conflicts, the children of West and Central Africa are the most recruited by armed groups in the world and also have the highest number of victims of sexual violence, says a report released Tuesday by the United Nations…
World Jun 05 Burkina Faso says at least 100 civilians killed in attack Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. As of Monday, the death toll reached at least 132 people, according to security officials.
World Apr 27 Wildlife preservationist Rory Young and two reporters killed in Burkina Faso The two journalists were working with the wildlife campaigner on a documentary about poachers in a national park bordering Benin when they were attacked by gunmen.
World Mar 07 At least 15 dead, 400 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 400 others on Sunday, authorities said.
World Jul 27 Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month, UN finds In a study published Monday, four U.N. agencies said failing to act now will have devastating long-term consequences not just for the children, but for society as a whole.
World Feb 14 South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution and birth defects The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated Press.