http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:42:56 +0200 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:42:56 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/08/burkina-fasos-military-junta-arrests-european-ngo-workers-for-spying http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/08/burkina-fasos-military-junta-arrests-european-ngo-workers-for-spying Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:42:25 +0200 The Netherlands-based International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) said it "categorically rejects" the allegations made regarding its eight workers. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/three-russia-friendly-military-junta-run-african-countries-pull-out-of-icc http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/three-russia-friendly-military-junta-run-african-countries-pull-out-of-icc Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:59:25 +0200 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger said they are seeking more "sovereignty" and hinted at replacing the ICC's functions with a domestic option. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/icc-urged-to-probe-wagner-group-over-promotion-of-atrocities-in-west-africa http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/icc-urged-to-probe-wagner-group-over-promotion-of-atrocities-in-west-africa Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:43:33 +0200 Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/19/fake-news-claiming-burkina-faso-detained-french-spy-spreads-virally-online http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/19/fake-news-claiming-burkina-faso-detained-french-spy-spreads-virally-online Mon, 19 May 2025 13:38:10 +0200 Anti-Western disinformation is rampant in Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel, with analysts and governments claiming pro-Russian campaigns are undermining stability. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/12/burkina-faso-forces-killed-more-than-130-civilians-in-march-attack-human-rights-watch-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/12/burkina-faso-forces-killed-more-than-130-civilians-in-march-attack-human-rights-watch-says Mon, 12 May 2025 14:18:49 +0200 The massacre by government forces and pro-government militias led to reprisal killings by Islamist fighters, according to the NGO. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/18/burkina-faso-junta-expels-3-french-diplomats-over-alleged-subversive-activities http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/18/burkina-faso-junta-expels-3-french-diplomats-over-alleged-subversive-activities Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:35:14 +0200 Several former colonies in West Africa have seen newly installed military regimes challenging and dismantling their remaining connections with France. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/european-militaries-evacuate-foreign-nationals-from-niger-as-regional-tensions-rise-after- http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/european-militaries-evacuate-foreign-nationals-from-niger-as-regional-tensions-rise-after- Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:38:34 +0200 Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/06/30/podcast-cooking-with-flavour-powerhouse-soumbala-in-burkina-faso http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/06/30/podcast-cooking-with-flavour-powerhouse-soumbala-in-burkina-faso Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:30:30 +0200 The first thing that hits you is the smell. The pea-sized néré pods from the néré tree may be small but they pack a powerful olfactory punch. Once transformed into mouth watering soumbala, they’re a crucial addition to a host of traditional meals eaten all across West Africa. http://www.euronews.com/2023/04/24/at-least-60-killed-in-suspected-jihadist-attack-in-burkina-faso http://www.euronews.com/2023/04/24/at-least-60-killed-in-suspected-jihadist-attack-in-burkina-faso Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:09:50 +0200 Attacks blamed on suspected jihadists are on the rise in Burkina Faso, which is battling an insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/10/13/institut-francais-in-ouagadougou-vandalised-in-mali-coup-protests http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/10/13/institut-francais-in-ouagadougou-vandalised-in-mali-coup-protests Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:09:41 +0200 Broken windows and doors, security guards' room set on fire, computer equipment burnt or looted, this is what the French Institute looked like after the protesters' attack during the demonstrations that followed the resignation and replacement of the junta's Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/25/soldiers-declare-military-junta-in-control-in-burkina-faso http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/25/soldiers-declare-military-junta-in-control-in-burkina-faso Tue, 25 Jan 2022 08:05:06 +0100 More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/01/22/clashes-break-out-in-burkina-faso-capital-as-banned-demo-goes-ahead http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/01/22/clashes-break-out-in-burkina-faso-capital-as-banned-demo-goes-ahead Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:51:06 +0100 Clashes break out in Ouagadougou after a protest in support of neighbouring Mali, whose ruling junta is under sanctions imposed by the regional Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) http://www.euronews.com/2021/12/26/burkina-faso-two-days-of-mourning-after-militants-kill-41 http://www.euronews.com/2021/12/26/burkina-faso-two-days-of-mourning-after-militants-kill-41 Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:59:48 +0100 Militants connected to Al Qaeda and Islamic State have repeatedly attacked armies in the region, inflicting heavy casualties to the armies of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali in recent weeks. http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/06/women-s-health-at-the-heart-of-development-in-the-sahel-inspire-africa http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/06/women-s-health-at-the-heart-of-development-in-the-sahel-inspire-africa Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0100 On this episode of Inspire Africa, we hear stories from the SWEDD project in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali. Stories of Women and Girls Access to quality health care and health care professionals, husbands' and future husbands' clubs and more. http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/06/more-than-100-people-killed-in-burkina-faso-s-deadliest-attack-since-2015 http://www.euronews.com/2021/06/06/more-than-100-people-killed-in-burkina-faso-s-deadliest-attack-since-2015 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:50:01 +0200 At least 138 people died in Burkina Faso in the deadliest attack in the country for years. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/30/bodies-of-spanish-and-irish-victims-repatriated-from-burkina-faso http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/30/bodies-of-spanish-and-irish-victims-repatriated-from-burkina-faso Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:46:37 +0200 Several European countries have vowed to keep fighting extremism in Africa's Sahel region. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/27/two-spanish-journalists-feared-dead-in-burkina-faso-after-kidnapping http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/27/two-spanish-journalists-feared-dead-in-burkina-faso-after-kidnapping Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:58:57 +0200 Two Spanish journalists and one Irish national were killed in Burkina Faso after an anti-poaching patrol was ambushed. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/11/22/burkina-faso-goes-to-the-polls-in-shadow-of-jihadist-threat http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/11/22/burkina-faso-goes-to-the-polls-in-shadow-of-jihadist-threat Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:40:27 +0100 The security crisis has dominated the campaign and an undisclosed number of troops have been deployed for polling day. http://www.euronews.com/2020/11/22/burkina-faso-goes-to-the-polls-in-elections-marred-by-violence-and-threats-from-jihadis http://www.euronews.com/2020/11/22/burkina-faso-goes-to-the-polls-in-elections-marred-by-violence-and-threats-from-jihadis Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:44:35 +0100 While polling officials say the election is running smoothly, voters in some parts of the country have been threatened by Jihadists not to cast their vote. http://www.euronews.com/2020/03/14/two-hostages-kidnapped-in-burkina-faso-found-safe-and-sound-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2020/03/14/two-hostages-kidnapped-in-burkina-faso-found-safe-and-sound-in-mali Sat, 14 Mar 2020 16:39:06 +0100 The couple had disappeared mid-December 2018 while crossing Burkina Faso, a country heavily affected by jihadists attacks. http://www.euronews.com/2019/12/27/education-arts-and-crafts-in-this-episode http://www.euronews.com/2019/12/27/education-arts-and-crafts-in-this-episode Fri, 27 Dec 2019 12:27:39 +0100 On the show, Edtech solution in the DRC where a platform is providing children with access to digital lessons and transforming the school experience. http://www.euronews.com/2019/12/25/terrorists-kill-35-civilians-in-burkina-faso-attack http://www.euronews.com/2019/12/25/terrorists-kill-35-civilians-in-burkina-faso-attack Wed, 25 Dec 2019 10:54:19 +0100 The attack was one of the most deadly in the West African nation's history. http://www.euronews.com/2019/10/12/gunmen-kill-around-15-people-in-attack-on-burkina-faso-mosque http://www.euronews.com/2019/10/12/gunmen-kill-around-15-people-in-attack-on-burkina-faso-mosque Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:31:48 +0200 Gunmen kill around 15 people in attack on Burkina Faso mosque http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/31/researchers-create-fake-village-filled-with-genetically-modified-fungus-to-fight-malaria http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/31/researchers-create-fake-village-filled-with-genetically-modified-fungus-to-fight-malaria Fri, 31 May 2019 14:35:27 +0200 Scientists from University of Maryland Baltimore and the IRSS research insitute in Burkina Faso created the "mosquito sphere" filled with toxic fungus to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/10/two-french-soldiers-killed-during-rescue-of-four-hostages-in-burkina-faso http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/10/two-french-soldiers-killed-during-rescue-of-four-hostages-in-burkina-faso Fri, 10 May 2019 21:22:11 +0200 Two French soldiers have been killed during a rescue operation by special forces of four people being held hostage by an armed group in Burkina Faso http://www.euronews.com/2019/04/29/burkina-faso-church-attack-kills-six-people-including-pastor http://www.euronews.com/2019/04/29/burkina-faso-church-attack-kills-six-people-including-pastor Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:41:04 +0200 Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/03/burkina-faso-pm-condemns-twin-attack http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/03/burkina-faso-pm-condemns-twin-attack Sat, 03 Mar 2018 23:31:00 +0100 A Mali-based affiliate of al Qaeda claims responsibility for the attacks, according to the Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar. http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/02/explosion-heard-at-burkina-faso-army-headquarters http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/02/explosion-heard-at-burkina-faso-army-headquarters Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:23:00 +0100 France's embassy and cultural institute in the Burkina Faso capital are no longer in danger, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian's aide. http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/14/burkina-faso-security-operation-against-restaurant-attackers-has-ended-two http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/14/burkina-faso-security-operation-against-restaurant-attackers-has-ended-two Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:03:25 +0200 Burkina Faso "terror attack" kills 18 people http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/14/seventeen-killed-in-burkina-faso-attack http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/14/seventeen-killed-in-burkina-faso-attack Mon, 14 Aug 2017 06:22:07 +0200 Government says 'terrorists' opened fire on crowds seated outside a hotel and restaurant in Ouagadougou at 9pm on Sunday. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/12/05/burkina-faso-wants-to-share-its-gold-wealth http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/12/05/burkina-faso-wants-to-share-its-gold-wealth Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:16:23 +0100 We are a hundred meters underground, in the tunnels of the Bagassi gold mine. http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/12/burkina-faso-s-president-on-growth-military-reform-and-the-fight-against http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/12/burkina-faso-s-president-on-growth-military-reform-and-the-fight-against Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:12:33 +0200 Roch Kaboré, who took office in December, faced a tough test in January, when Islamist militants carried out deadly attacks in the capital Ouagadougou. http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/19/photographer-leila-alaoui-latest-victim-of-hotel-splendid-attack http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/19/photographer-leila-alaoui-latest-victim-of-hotel-splendid-attack Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:05:55 +0100 The death has been announced of Franco-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui, who succumbed to the wounds she received in the Hotel Splendid attack in http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/17/burkina-faso-and-mali-agree-to-work-together-to-fight-islamic-militants http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/17/burkina-faso-and-mali-agree-to-work-together-to-fight-islamic-militants Sun, 17 Jan 2016 23:29:21 +0100 Burkina Faso and Mali agreed on Sunday to cooperate in countering the growing threat of Islamic militants in West Africa following two deadly attacks http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/17/death-toll-from-islamist-militant-attack-on-hotel-rises http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/17/death-toll-from-islamist-militant-attack-on-hotel-rises Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:15:51 +0100 The death toll from Friday night’s attack by islamist militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso has risen to twenty-nine. Thirty people were also injured http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/15/hotel-in-burkina-faso-under-attack-by-suspected-islamic-militants http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/15/hotel-in-burkina-faso-under-attack-by-suspected-islamic-militants Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:51:38 +0100 Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/30/burkina-faso-has-first-new-leader-in-nearly-three-decades http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/30/burkina-faso-has-first-new-leader-in-nearly-three-decades Wed, 30 Dec 2015 03:08:58 +0100 Former prime minister Roch Marc Kabore has been sworn in as Burkina Faso’s new president. He is his country’s first new leader in almost 30 years http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/21/burkina-faso-international-arrest-warrant-issued-against-ex-president-blaise http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/21/burkina-faso-international-arrest-warrant-issued-against-ex-president-blaise Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:48:16 +0100 Burkina Faso: international arrest warrant issued against ex-president Blaise Compaore http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/01/burkina-faso-elects-first-new-president-in-decades http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/01/burkina-faso-elects-first-new-president-in-decades Tue, 01 Dec 2015 06:42:07 +0100 Roch Marc Kabore has been proclaimed the winner of Burkina Faso’s presidential election. After nearly three decades of autocratic rule followed by a http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/30/voters-in-burkina-faso-choose-first-new-president-in-decades http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/30/voters-in-burkina-faso-choose-first-new-president-in-decades Mon, 30 Nov 2015 05:00:17 +0100 Voters have gone to the polls in Burkina Faso to choose the country’s first new president in decades. The landmark election comes a year after http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/30/burkina-faso-troops-mop-up-coup-rump http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/30/burkina-faso-troops-mop-up-coup-rump Wed, 30 Sep 2015 01:31:28 +0200 Fears that a bloodbath would ensue when members of Burkina Faso’s presidential guard refused to disarm following a coup have not materialised http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/23/army-pulls-back-from-coup-in-burkina-faso-president-restored http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/23/army-pulls-back-from-coup-in-burkina-faso-president-restored Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:59:08 +0200 Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando is back in power following a deal with military coup leaders mediated by the regional ECOWAS grouping http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/22/army-says-ready-to-attack-burkina-coup-forces-in-support-of-toppled-government http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/22/army-says-ready-to-attack-burkina-coup-forces-in-support-of-toppled-government Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:11:40 +0200 Burkina Faso’s loyalist army units, which have bottled up the ruling junta’s forces inside an army base in the capital, Ouagadougou, say they are http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/22/burkina-faso-coup-leader-ready-to-step-down http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/22/burkina-faso-coup-leader-ready-to-step-down Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:36:54 +0200 Talks are said to have begun between General Gilbert Diendere, the man who lead last week’s coup by Burkina Faso’s elite presidential guards, and the http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/21/hopes-for-resolving-burkina-faso-crisis-rest-on-draft-deal http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/21/hopes-for-resolving-burkina-faso-crisis-rest-on-draft-deal Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:17:36 +0200 Mediators say they have brokered a draft deal to end the crisis in Burkina Faso. It is to be submitted to regional leaders on Tuesday (September 22) http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/20/burkina-faso-to-return-to-civilian-rule-after-coup-and-mediation http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/20/burkina-faso-to-return-to-civilian-rule-after-coup-and-mediation Sun, 20 Sep 2015 10:55:05 +0200 Burkina Faso is expected to reinstate an interim government on Sunday headed by President Michel Kafando. It follows peace talks between African http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/19/mediation-talks-set-to-get-underway-in-burkina-faso http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/19/mediation-talks-set-to-get-underway-in-burkina-faso Sat, 19 Sep 2015 01:45:45 +0200 In Burkina Faso it is reported that three people have died and at least 13 have been injured at the main hospital in Ouagadougou. The deaths came on http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/18/burkina-faso-mediation-after-coup-d-etat-as-president-is-freed http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/18/burkina-faso-mediation-after-coup-d-etat-as-president-is-freed Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:23:15 +0200 Tension remains high in Burkina Faso where the military junta that has seized power said on Friday that it had reopened borders and released the http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/17/burkina-faso-protests-on-streets-ahead-of-curfew http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/17/burkina-faso-protests-on-streets-ahead-of-curfew Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:26:27 +0200 People have taken to the streets of Burkina Faso to protest against the military coup and the arrest of several leaders in the country’s transitional http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/17/we-thought-democracy-would-prevail-burkina-faso-resident-tells-euronews http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/17/we-thought-democracy-would-prevail-burkina-faso-resident-tells-euronews Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:21:30 +0200 Following the military coup in Burkina Faso, euronews spoke to a French national who has lived and worked in the capital Ouagadougou for a number of years. She outlined the situation in the city.