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Om Prakash Meena appointed as next Ambassador of India to Burkina Faso: ME
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
India and Burkina Faso share cordial bilateral relations. As a small country, Burkina Faso looks positively at our friendship and treatment as an important friend. The Embassy of Burkina Faso was opened in New Delhi in 1996 and elevated to the level of ambassador in 2011. India maintained it
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Four killed in Burkina Faso terrorist raid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
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.
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Eleven gendarmes killed in Burkina Faso attack
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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At least 50 killed in Burkina Faso attack
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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Twelve people killed in Burkina Faso ambush attack
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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.
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15 killed in attacks on Burkina Faso military detachments
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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.
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At lease 10 die in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
Updated : 4 years ago IST
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.
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14 killed in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
Updated : 4 years ago IST
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.
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Burkina Faso's army says President Roch Kabore ousted
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Burkina Faso President possibly detained: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Burkina Faso declares two days of mourning after 41 people were killed in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Burkina Faso declared on Sunday a 48-hour mourning for the victims of a massive terrorist attack that killed 41 pro-government militia and civilians in the northern province of Loroum earlier this week.
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Lassina Zerbo named Burkina Faso's new prime minister
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore picked Lassina Zerbo as the country's new prime minister on Friday, according to a decree issued on Friday evening.
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