Husband of Burkina Faso victim says he hung up on Justin Trudeau
A view of the Splendid Hotel, destroyed earlier this month by jihadis during an attack in Ouagadougou on Jan. 21. A view of the Splendid Hotel, destroyed earlier this month by jihadis during an attack...
View ArticleHusband of Burkina Faso victim says he hung up on PM
MONTREAL -- The husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says he hung up on Justin Trudeau...
View ArticleAl Qaeda attack dents Burkina Faso's hopes of recovery
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - When Burkina Faso swore in its first new president in decades last month, many people hoped the democratic transition would pave the way to an era of...
View ArticleFrench PM says 6 attackers at Burkina hotel, 3 on loose
France's prime minister says that a total of six people carried out the deadly attacks on the cafe and Splendid Hotel...
View Article29 killed, including 10 foreigners in Al-Qaeda attack on Burkina hotel
Michael Riddering was one of 28 people from 18 different nationalities who were killed in the attack in the capital Ouagadougou which turned into a 12-hour siege starting on Friday evening. Earlier on...
View ArticleThree suspects in Burkina Faso attack still at large: French PM
PARIS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three gunmen out of six who stormed a hotel and a restaurant in Burkina Faso's...
View ArticleBurkina Faso Travel Warning (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Burkina Faso. U.S. citizens in Burkina Faso, and those considering travel to Burkina Faso, should...
View ArticleFormer Putschists Attack Arms Depot in Burkina Faso
Emilie Iob ABIDJAN— An arms depot was attacked on the outskirts of Burkina Faso's capital city early Friday. Burkinabe authorities blame members of the country's disbanded presidential guard, the elite...
View ArticleBurkina Faso detains, questions several people after attack
Several people have been detained and are being questioned in connection with the weekend attack on a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso's capital that killed about 30 people, the country's security...
View ArticleFrench PM Manuel Valls says 6 attacked Burkina Faso hotel, 3 on loose
Ouagadougou, Jan 20: France's prime minister said three attackers remain at large today following the attacks in Burkina Faso's capital, though authorities there insist that all those who carried out...
View Article3 Burkina Faso hotel attackers on the loose: French MP
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- France's prime minister said three attackers remain at large Wednesday following the attacks in Burkina Faso's capital, though authorities there insist that all those who...
View ArticleFrench PM says 6 attacked Burkina Faso hotel, 3 on loose
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - France's prime minister said three attackers remain at large Wednesday following the attacks in Burkina Faso's capital, though authorities there insist that all those...
View ArticleTributes to Leila Alaoui, photographer killed in Burkina Faso terror attack
Colleagues, friends and followers line up to praise work of French-Moroccan photographer, who died after attack in Ouagadougou...
View ArticleAl-Qaida Attack Dents Burkina Faso's Hopes of Recovery
Reuters OUAGADOUGOU— When Burkina Faso swore in its first new president in decades last month, many people hoped the democratic transition would pave the way to an era of progress. Now a deadly raid by...
View ArticleHanging up on Justin Trudeau 'felt good,' says husband of Canadian victim in...
MONTREAL -- The husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says hanging up on Justin Trudeau "felt good" after the prime minister called him earlier this week. Yves...
View ArticleBurkina Faso attack: video of jihadis sparks anger about security response
Footage shows killers loitering more than an hour after raid, and authorities admit it took four hours to enter hotel, which attackers had already left...
View ArticleVideo footage shows Burkina Faso attackers
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Two jihadis can be seen on video standing next to burning cars a little more than an hour after an assault began on a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso's capital, raising new...
View Article3 attackers on the run a week after Burkina Faso hotel siege
(CNN)Three of six militants who killed dozens in a Burkina Faso siege last week are still on the run, authorities said. Attackers raided the Splendid Hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, shooting some...
View ArticleFormer presidential guard attack armory in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Suspected members of Burkina Faso's former presidential guard broke into an armory west of the country's capital on Friday, an official said. Armed men...
View ArticleBurkina Faso attack puts West Africa on edge over jihadist threat
As residents of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, ended three days of national mourning yesterday after its first-ever terrorist attack this weekend, questions remain on whether such violence would...
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