Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four civilians were killed in an attack by armed men Sunday in the commune of Barsalogho in Sanmatenga province in Burkina Faso, local security sources told Xinhua.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Eleven gendarmes were killed on Thursday evening in an attack in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement on Friday.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], May 26 (ANI): At least 50 people of Madjoari in eastern Burkina Faso were killed on Wednesday in an armed attack, Xinhua News Agency quoting East Region governor Hubert Yameogo reported on Thursday.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people, including 10 army auxiliaries, were killed Saturday in an ambush attack by unidentified armed men in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, local security sources told Xinhua Sunday.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Two almost simultaneous attacks targeting two military detachments in Burkina Faso's Sahel region killed 15 people on Sunday, including nine soldiers, the army said in a statement.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed on Saturday in an attack that targeted a gold mine in Burkina's Sahel region, local media reported on Sunday.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen people were killed after unidentified armed men attacked a gold mine in the commune of Seytenga in Burkina Faso on Thursday afternoon, said the official news agency AIB on Friday.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 31 (ANI): The African Union (AU) has suspended Burkina Faso's participation in the organization's activities until the country restores constitutional order after the military mutiny, the AU secretariat said following a meeting on Monday.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Burkina Faso's army announced on Monday it had ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the borders, according to media reports.
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], January 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, is possibly detained following riots in the capital and reports about an attempted coup, the RFI radio broadcaster reported on Monday, citing sources.