Burkina Faso’s military court has issued an international arrest warrant for former president Blaise Compaore for the assassination of the country’s ex-revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso’s army has fired at the barracks of the presidential guard that carried out a short-lived coup this month and is now refusing to disarm.

Burkina Faso’s military says the interim prime minister has been released by the presidential guard that seized power in a coup last week.

Mediators in Burkina Faso’s political crisis proposed new and more inclusive elections in November, though the military that seized power in a coup last week indicated on Sunday it still wants its general to lead the country during any transitional period.

Burkina Faso’s military has released the country’s interim president after he was detained during a coup that dissolved his government.

Burkina Faso’s military has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place weeks before elections.

The military in Burkina Faso has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place weeks before national elections.

Caroline O’Doherty discovers how women in the west African country of Burkina Faso are working together to improve educational and economic opportunities for themselves and their communities

Irish Examiner reporter, Caroline O'Doherty, travelled to Burkino Faso with Christian Aid staff and in her report reveals the work they are doing and the challenges they, and other aid agencies, face in the growing global fight against famine and drought. 

Burkina Faso’s veteran leader refused to resign in the face of violent protests that posed the greatest threat to his nearly three-decade rule.