Burkina Faso President Disbands Presidential Guard, Fires Commander

Presidential guard members linked to ousted leader Blaise Compaore burst into a cabinet meeting and seized acting president Michel Kafando (R), Prime minister Isaac Zida (L) and two ministers (AFP Photo/Sia Kambou) LAGOS More...

Weeks before Election, Burkina Military Over Throw Transition Govt, Dissolves Government

Blaise Campore, former Burkina Faso President LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) — The military in Burkina Faso has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken More...

Burkina Faso Orders Exhumation of Remains of Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The government of Burkina Faso has ordered the exhumation of the remains of Thomas Sankara, the former president who was killed in a 1987 coup. The move means the remains More...