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Burkina Faso names coup leader Traore as transitional president
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's military officials, political parties and civil society...
Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has...
Burkina Faso military leader takes over defence portfolio in cabinet reshuffle
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoBurkina Faso's military leader Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba has taken over the defence portfolio in the...
Ousted Burkina Faso leader leaves country for Togo
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoBurkina Faso's ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday two days after he himself was overthrown in a...
Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -A court in Burkina Faso has found two executives working for Canadian mining firm Trevali guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a flood disaster at its Perkoa zinc ...
Burkina Faso says 66 women, children freed from extremists
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoBurkina Faso's army has freed 66 women and children who were abducted earlier this month by Islamic extremists while gathering food in the country's northern Sahel region, according to a state ...
5 accused of human sacrifice in India — and other world news you may have missed
Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs reported by CBS News, police in India arrested five men for allegedly conducting a Hindu ritual...
After delays, Nigerians keep watch for key vote's outcome
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoSome frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their...
US aid worker and French journalist freed in West Africa
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAn American aid worker and a French journalist kidnapped and held by Islamist extremists were freed...