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War crimes surge in Burkina Faso, the world’s ‘most neglected crisis’

Villagers increasingly caught up in army crackdown on Islamist militants, with both sides accused of mass killings of civilians

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

Burkina Faso coup raises questions about growing Russian involvement in west Africa

As if fighting in what – for now, at least – appears to be a losing battle in Ukraine weren’t enough, the Wagner Group, a private army of Russian mercenaries commanded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, is heavily committed in a range of conflicts and security…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022

Thousands attend funeral of Burkina Faso soldiers killed in pre-coup ambush

Thousands of mourners gathered in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday for the funeral of 27 soldiers killed in an ambush last month that triggered the country's second coup this year led by a military unit fed up with rampant insecurity.

Reuters · Oct 8, 2022

Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup?

As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country's latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the turret of an armoured personnel carrier.

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

Burkina Faso children return to school despite second coup this year

Children in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou returned to school on Monday for the start of the new academic year, as residents sought some semblance of normality days after the country's second military coup this year.

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

Anti-French anger grips Burkina Faso in wake of second military coup

Burkina Faso's new military leaders on Sunday said calm had been restored to the capital Ouagadougou following scenes of violence outside the French embassy. The country's future has been plunged into uncertainty after it suffered its second coup in a year.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2, 2022

Burkina Faso's new leader says gunfire in capital was counter-offensive by ousted president

Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore said gunfire in the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday was part of a counter-offensive staged by ousted President Paul-Henri Damiba.

Reuters · Oct 1, 2022

Burkina Faso: Military officers remove President Damiba in a coup

Burkina Faso’s military government dissolved and the constitution suspended, coup leader Ibrahim Traore says.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022

Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government

Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of President Paul-Henri Damiba, the second coup in the troubled West African country this year.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government

Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government and constitution, he said in a statement read on national television Friday evening.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022