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  Burkina Faso massacre: Al-Qaida group kills more than 100 people in one of the worst jihadi attacks

  World | August 27, 2024 6:48 IST

  Al-Qaida took responsibility for the attack, announcing in a statement that it had seized “complete control over a militia position” in Barsalogho, a key location in Kaya. The town is strategically important as security forces have used it to defend against jihadis.

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  Burkina Faso Military massacres over 223 civilians, including babies in a hasty raid on two villages

  World | April 25, 2024 12:23 IST

  Burkina Faso- a once-peaceful nation has been ravaged by violence that has pitted jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group against state-backed forces. Both sides have targeted civilians caught in the middle of the brutal war-like situation.

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  Burkina Faso: 70 killed, mostly children and elderly, in village massacre amid Islamist insurgency

  World | November 14, 2023 10:56 IST

  Burkina Faso's government was overthrown by the military junta, which promised to take care of the perilous security situation of the country. Despite that, the West African nation continues to grapple with Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced millions.

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  UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls for probe into Burkina Faso killings

  World | January 08, 2023 8:08 IST

  The U.N. human rights office said Turk had previously raised concerns with the government about possible abuses 'linked to recruitment, arming and deployment of auxiliaries in Burkina Faso.'

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  24 including church pastor killed in attack in Burkina Faso

  World | February 17, 2020 16:58 IST

  Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation.  

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  35 civilians, 80 jihadists killed in attack in Burkina Faso

  World | December 25, 2019 9:45 IST

  Jihadists attacked a town in northern Burkina Faso and killed 35 civilians, most of them women, and ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 jihadists dead, the West African nation’s president announced late Tuesday. The violence, which erupted in the town of Arbinda in Sahel region near the country’s border with Mali, lasted for several hours, according to a military statement. Seven members of the security forces who responded also were killed.

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  How Ravi Pujari, underworld Don, managed to go underground

  World | June 11, 2019 7:47 IST

  Influenced by Amitabh Bachchan's portrayal as Anthony Gonsalves in 'Amar Akbar Anthony', Pujari is a movie junkie.

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  Extremists stage deadly attacks in Burkina Faso capital

  World | March 02, 2018 23:55 IST

  More than 90 people were wounded in the violence in the former French colony in West Africa, and officials called it a terrorist attack. There was no claim of responsibility.

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  Burkina Faso diplomat chosen as interim leader

  World | November 18, 2014 7:40 IST

  Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's former ambassador to the United Nations is slated to be in charge of a civilian transitional government after the military briefly seized control of the country last month.Michel Kafando, 72, was named

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  UN chief hails civilian rule deal in Burkina Faso

  World | November 07, 2014 7:44 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has hailed the adoption of an agreement on one-year civilian-led transition, calling on all parties in the country to rapidly decide who will lead the transition.Ban encouraged all

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  3 presidents press Burkina Faso on civilian rule

  World | November 06, 2014 9:07 IST

  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Diplomats pressing Burkina Faso's military ruler to return the country to civilian rule said on Wednesday they are seeking names of people who could serve as interim head of state until elections

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  UN chief wants civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso

  World | November 05, 2014 8:30 IST

  United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an inclusive, civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso, with his special representative in the region consulting with stakeholders, a UN spokesperson said."The Secretary-General continues to be greatly

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  France seeks civilian rule in Burkina Faso

  World | November 05, 2014 6:27 IST

  Paris: France on Tuesday gave a call for the creation of a civilian transitional government in Burkina Faso to prepare for elections in the West African country where violent and massive street protests forced president

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  Burkina Faso appoints new transitional leader

  World | November 02, 2014 7:32 IST

  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's army appointed a military colonel as transitional leader on Saturday, it said, after the West African country's president resigned from 27 years in office amid violent protests against his continued

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  AU calls for civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso

  World | November 02, 2014 7:22 IST

  Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) has called for a civilian-led and consensual transition in Burkina Faso.The Peace and Security Council of the 54-member Pan-African bloc will be holding a meeting on Monday to consider

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  Burkina Faso: 2nd soldier says he's president

  World | November 01, 2014 11:12 IST

  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: The president of Burkina Faso stepped down Friday after protesters stormed parliament and set the building ablaze, ending his 27-year reign and sparking a struggle in the military for control of the

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  US urges peaceful transition of power in Burkina Faso

  World | November 01, 2014 8:33 IST

  Washington: The US on Friday called for a "peaceful" transition of power in Burkina Faso, but refused to label the military's take-over as a coup."We underscored our commitment to peaceful transitions of power, through democratic

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  US urge peaceful transition of power in Burkina Faso

  World | November 01, 2014 7:25 IST

  Washington: The US Friday called for a "peaceful" transition of power in Burkina Faso, but refused to label the military's take-over as a coup."We underscored our commitment to peaceful transitions of power, through democratic elections,

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  Burkina Faso parliament building set on fire

  World | October 30, 2014 22:39 IST

  Ouagadougou: Protesters agitated over plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule have set fire to Parliament House, BBC reported Thursday.Having first come to power in a coup in 1987,

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  UN finds second black box of Air Algeria jet

  World | July 27, 2014 7:32 IST

  Bamako (Mali): The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali said today that its experts found the second black box of the Air Algerie plane that fell from the sky and disintegrated in remote northern Mali, killing