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L'actualité de la semaine en bref…
May 24, 2020 | 20:07 pmÀ la date du 22 mai 2020, le Burkina Faso enregistrait 01 nouveau cas de coronavirus et 04 guérisons, portant le nombre total de guérisons à 683.
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Questions Remain Over Extrajudicial Killings Against Fulani
May 21, 2020 | 16:21 pm[RFI] The latest case of 12 extrajudicial killings of Fulani men in Tanwalbougou, northeastern Burkina Faso, has gripped the public after gruesome details emerged following their detention by gendarmes in the area, adding to the overall crisis in the Sahel.[…]
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How African Countries Are Dealing With Elections During COVID-19
May 21, 2020 | 15:31 pm[African Arguments] Five countries have gone ahead with elections. Nine have postponed. A dozen more are up in the air.
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Credibly Investigate Apparent Executions
May 21, 2020 | 11:05 am[HRW] Nairobi -Burkina Faso authorities should credibly and independently investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of 12 men detained by gendarmes on May 11, 2020 during a counterterrorism operation near the eastern town of Fada N'Gourma, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses[…]
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20 Burkinabes Repatriated for Entering Ghana Illegally
May 19, 2020 | 17:11 pm[Ghanaian Times] Wa -Twenty Burkinabes, who entered Ghana through unapproved routes at Hamile in the Upper West Region last Friday and Saturday have been arrested and repatriated by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).
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Paths Into and Out of 'Fragility'
May 13, 2020 | 18:23 pm[The New Humanitarian] All fragile states are not alike. However, they do often share some of the same stumbling blocks, according to J.J. Messner, executive director of the Fund for Peace, which has just released its 16th Fragile States Index.
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13 Burkinabes Arrested, Repatriated Over Illegal Entry Into Ghana
May 7, 2020 | 13:13 pm[Ghanaian Times] Wa -Thirteen Burkinabes, who entered Ghana through unapproved routes at Hamile in the Upper West Region were arrested and repatriated by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
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UNHCR Condemns Attacks Against Malian Refugees by Burkina Faso Security Forces
May 5, 2020 | 07:04 am[VOA] Geneva -The United Nations refugee agency is calling for an investigation into a violent attack against Malian refugees on May 2 by Burkina Faso security forces, which left dozens injured, many seriously.
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23 Burkinabes Who Entered Ghana Illegally Repatriated
May 4, 2020 | 11:15 am[Ghanaian Times] Wa -Twenty-three Burkinabes, who entered Ghana through unapproved routes at Nandom in the Upper West Region were arrested and repatriated by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), on Wednesday.
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Tribune de Andrew Young L'importance de solides valeurs démocratiques pour faciliter la lutte ...
Apr 27, 2020 | 18:30 pm... des États-Unis reste fermement résolu à soutenir le gouvernement du Burkina Faso dans ses efforts pour lutter contre l'épidémie de COVID-19.
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New Massacres By Islamist Armed Groups
Apr 23, 2020 | 13:05 pm[HRW] Nairobi -Suspected Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso killed at least 90 civilians in 3 attacks on villages in late January 2020 that forced thousands to flee, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks, between January 17 and 25,[…]
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Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens Humanitarian Crisis in Burkina Faso
Apr 23, 2020 | 12:05 pm[MSF] More than 840,000 people have been displaced by worsening violence in Burkina Faso over the past few months, according to the United Nations, and the country's health system is in shambles. The upcoming seasonal peaks of malnutrition and malaria[…]
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Killing of 31 Fulani in Burkina Faso Could Be War Crime, According to HRW
Apr 23, 2020 | 11:59 am[RFI] An international rights watchdog is calling for accountability in Burkina Faso after 31 unarmed men were killed earlier this month in Djibo, a town in the northern part of the country, allegedly by government forces.
