At least 18 people have been killed and nine others wounded after suspected Takfiri terrorists opened fire on people at a restaurant popular with foreigners in Burkina Faso’s capital, officials say.

At least seventeen people have been killed and nine others wounded after suspected Takfiri terrorists opened fire on people in a restaurant popular with foreigners in Burkina Faso’s capital, officials say.

Security forces have ended a siege laid by al-Qaeda militants to a hotel and a nearby restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital, but another assault is underway at a second hotel next to the eatery.

Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted President Blaise Compaoré over his alleged role in the murder of former President Thomas Sankara nearly 30 years ago.

Burkina Faso’s elite presidential guards, who recently staged a coup in the country, have signed an agreement with the army, pledging to withdraw from their positions.

Burkina Faso’s transitional leaders have announced a new 25-member government, tasked with guiding the country to elections next year.

Burkina Faso's acting head of state has reinstated the country's constitution which was suspended following the ouster of President Blaise Compaoré.

The African Union’s president has arrived in Burkina Faso to push for a quicker transition of power from the military to a civilian structure.

Burkina Faso's political parties, army, and civil society groups have agreed on a transition government to guide the West African country to elections following the ouster of President Blaise Compaoré.

Burkina Faso’s military, which is in control of the country following the resignation of the decades-long President Blaise Compaoré, says power transition is possible within two weeks.

Opposition and civil society leaders in Burkina Faso have called for another mass rally after the military claimed power following the ouster of President Blaise Compaoré.

A second military commander has declared himself president in Burkina Faso after the resignation of the West African country’s long-serving President Blaise Compaore.

In Ouagadougou, nearly one million people have taken to the streets on Tuesday, organizers of the rally have said. The march itself was peaceful. But clashes had erupted between protesters and security forces shortly before the marching, and again at mid-day.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's ambassador to France, Joseph Pare, has resigned following the publication of the findings of the country's anti-fraud body which accused him of embezzling 260 million West African francs ($518,000) while he was minister of education.

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — President Blaise Compaore is calling on Muslims to stop using violence as a way of expression.

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Ouagadougou — Despite decisively putting down the most recent mutiny by rebellious soldiers, the Burkinabé government is facing questions over its ability to provide a long-term resolution to a crisis that has gripped the country for several months.

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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Seven people were killed and 33 injured when government troops crushed a mutiny in a military camp in Bobo Dioulasso, 350 km from the Burkina Faso capital, officials said on Saturday.