The long journey toward a verdict in the murder trial of Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré has ended, with Compaoré sentenced in absentia to life in prison for his role in the 1987 death of beloved revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Sentenced by the Ouagadougou court along with Compaoré were…
The terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou on Friday were by no means the first in Burkina Faso, where people were gunned down in the Aziz Istanbul restaurant while dining in August or died at the Splendid Hotel, a site popular among Westerners that was targeted by car bomb attacks in January…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando has been reinstated just a week after the military coup. Kafando declared yesterday that the transitional civilian government had been restored after they had been taken hostage during the coup last week. “I have returned to work. The transition is back and at this…
Officials in Burkina Faso have stated that 14 candidates are due to partake in the election next month. This is the first election take place since Blaise Compaore was forced from power in the West African nation. Compaore served as president for close to three decades until there was a…