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£120,000 in humanitarian aid pledged for Burkina Faso

The Scottish Government is to provide more than £120,000 in humanitarian aid to Burkina Faso in response to the country’s ongoing crisis. The money from the Humanitarian Emergency Fund will support the work of charity Tearfund, which is delivering ...

16 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Football

Sadio Mane on target as Senegal reach Africa Cup of Nations final

Sadio Mane’s late goal helped Senegal through to their third Africa Cup of Nations final after overcoming Burkino Faso 3-1. Senegal were denied two penalties by the VAR, with Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi injured in the first of those ...

02 Feb 2022 at 23:25

Football

Who is playing in the Africa Cup of Nations’ last 16?

The Africa Cup of Nations is heading into the knock-out stage after completion of the final round of group fixtures on Thursday. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the last-16 ties. Burkina Faso v Gabon January 23, Limbe, 1600 GMT ...

21 Jan 2022 at 10:25

World

Gunfire heard near home of Burkina Faso’s president amid coup speculation

Gunfire rang out near the home of Burkina Faso’s embattled President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, raising the spectre that a military coup might still be under way after mutinous soldiers seized a military base earlier in the day. ...

24 Jan 2022 at 08:55

World

President of Burkina Faso ‘held by mutinous soldiers’

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is being held by mutinous soldiers, two of the soldiers said by phone. They did not say where Mr Kabore is being held, but said he is in a safe place. Gunshots were heard late ...

24 Jan 2022 at 10:55

World

Military junta now controls Burkina Faso, say soldiers

More than a dozen mutinous soldiers have declared on state television that a military junta has seized control of Burkina Faso after the democratically elected president was detained following a day of gun battles in the ...

24 Jan 2022 at 19:25

World

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV to declare counter-coup

More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso’s army seized control of state television late on Friday, declaring that the country’s coup leader-turned-president, Lt Col Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had been overthrown. The ...

30 Sept 2022 at 23:04

Letterkenny/Milford

Letterkenny-based couple continue to go the extra yard for HOPE Mission in Africa

Gareth and Brónagh Hayes have spent the last 26 years living in Letterkenny. Brónagh, originally from Louth, and Armagh native Gareth moved to Letterkenny for Brónagh to attend college. As the age-old story goes, they ...

16 Jan 2024 at 16:33

World

Human rights activist abducted in Burkina Faso, group says

A prominent human rights defender in Burkina Faso has been abducted by unknown individuals, rights groups have said. Activists say it could be the latest attempt by the military government to target dissidents using ...

02 Dec 2023 at 14:58

Gunfire in Burkina Faso capital sparks coup fears

World

Gunfire in Burkina Faso capital sparks mutiny fears

Gunfire rang out early on Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital and the state broadcaster went off air, sparking fears that another coup attempt may be under way, nine months after the democratically elected president ...

30 Sept 2022 at 14:51

World

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create joint security force

A joint security force announced by the juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region countries faces a number of challenges that cast doubt on its ...

07 Mar 2024 at 13:10

World

Survivors detail massacre ‘by security forces’ in Burkina Faso village

A farmer has documented a massacre which took place in a Burkina Faso village. The 32-year-old took a series of photos in the central village in Namentenga province after security forces launched an attack ...

22 Mar 2024 at 10:25

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