At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria’s presidency said on Monday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has received the tragic news of the murder,” the State House said in a statement, without providing further details[Read More…]
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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 suspended the constitution and transitional charter, he said in a statement read on national television Friday evening. Traore said a group of officers had decided to remove Damiba due to his inability to[Read More…]
Prosecutor Demand 30 years In Prison For Compaoré Over Sankara’s Assassination
The Burkinabe military prosecutor’s office on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison against former President Blaise Compaore, accused of being the main sponsor of the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987. Currently in exile in Cote d’Ivoire, the former head of state of Burkina Faso (1987 – 2014)[Read More…]
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