20110604 Reuters OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out on Friday when loyal troops attacked a mutinous military camp in an effort to stamp out protests in Burkina Faso's economic capital, witnesses said.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso opposition parties on Saturday demanded long-serving President Blaise Compaore step down, blaming him for provoking a wave of violence in the West African nation.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore appointed a former journalist and ambassador to France as the new prime minister, hoping to restore stability after a series of violent protests by soldiers.
A mutiny launched by soldiers in Ouagadougou spread to the southern town of Pô, near Burkina Faso's border with Ghana, on Sunday. Witnesses reported seeing soldiers fire into the air, loot shops and official buildings, and seize cars.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Soldiers rampaged in southern Burkina Faso on Sunday, firing shots into the air, stealing vehicles and ransacking shops in continued protest over pay, witnesses said.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Hundreds of traders rioted and set fire to the headquarters of Burkina Faso's ruling party on Saturday, protesting after mutinous soldiers looted their shops.
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré returned to Ouagadougou on Friday, after fleeing the capital when his armed guard launched a mutiny. Witnesses say other soldiers joined in the rebellion, with gunfire and looting reported throughout the night.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Disgruntled soldiers in Burkina Faso, including members of President Blaise Compaore's security regiment, fired their weapons in the capital on Friday after going on a rampage in an apparent mutiny, witnesses said.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Soldiers in eastern Burkina Faso fired shots into the air and blocked the entrance to the town of Fada-Ngourma on Monday, residents said, the second protest by soldiers in the country in less than a week.
United Nations aid agencies and their partners today launched an appeal for more than $14 million to help the victims of flooding in Burkina Faso rebuild their homes and livelihoods over the next six month. The emergency humanitarian action plan unveiled today estimates that about 105,000 Burkinabé require assistance as a result of floods which have struck the impoverished West African country since early July.
