Burkinabe

Kidnapped Australian doctor becomes Burkina Faso citizen

Elliott along with his wife Jocelyn, 76, an Australian humanitarian worker, were abducted in January 2015 by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists from Djibo, a dusty town near the border with Mali and Niger.

Nov 25, 2016, 02:07 AM IST

Burkina Faso coup leader asks his troops to lay down arms

Heavy firing erupted Tuesday at the barracks of an elite military unit which staged a short-lived coup in Burkina Faso as their leader asked his troops to lay down their arms to "avoid a bloodbath"

Sep 30, 2015, 01:41 AM IST