Blaise Compaore

Blaise Compaore

• Mali gets new prime minister after forced ouster

  Mali's interim president has named a replacement prime minister after soldiers behind a coup earlier this year forced out his predecessor and placed ... 

• Burkina Faso parliamentary vote on heels of unrest

  Voters in Burkina Faso lined up for parliamentary and municipal elections on Sunday that come after clashes and army mutinies shook the president's ... 

• Mali: Islamist attack secular rebels in north

  Fighters from one of the al-Qaida-linked rebel groups controlling northern Mali on Friday attacked a position held by a secular rebel group, in the ... 

• Mali militants say they will not give up Shariah

  One of the three al-Qaida-linked groups currently controlling northern Mali said Wednesday it would not give up its harsh form of Islamic law, ... 

• African Union asks UN to authorize Mali deployment

  The African Union is asking the United Nations Security Council to endorse a military intervention to free northern Mali from Islamist extremists ... 

• Al-Qaida-linked group in Burkina Faso for talks

  Representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group that controls northern Mali arrived on Saturday in Burkina Faso for talks with President Blaise Compaore, ... 

• Burkina Faso ambassador resigns amid probe

  Burkina Faso's ambassador to France, Joseph Pare, has resigned following the publication of the findings of the country's anti-fraud body which ... 

• Burkina Faso: President deplores Muslim violence

  President Blaise Compaore is calling on Muslims to stop using violence as a way of expression. Compaore, a Christian, said that violence should not ... 

• Rebels: $18.4 million paid for hostage release

  The Islamist rebel group that freed three European hostages in north Mali this week claimed Friday that they received a ransom of €15 million ($18. 

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  Italian freed after 10-month Africa ordeal home

  Three European aid workers kidnapped 10 months ago in north Africa returned home late Thursday, with the Italian saying she wants to go back to work ...