Ouagadougou

An Indian and a South African were among three mine workers kidnapped in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists, sources told AFP.

Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles.

18 people were killed Sunday in a suspected terrorist attack on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, the government said today.

Burkina Faso's army has arrested a total of about 40 suspects after an armoury raid last week on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, a spokesman said yesterday.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.

Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital today from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Sixty-three hostages, including 33 wounded, were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday from a Burkina Faso hotel besieged by al Qaeda-linked gunmen, communication minister Remis Dandjinou told Agence France-Presse.

Around 20 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday, according to the director of the university hospital who spoke to patients wounded in the attack.

Twenty-two people drowned after the minibus they were travelling in veered off a road in southwest Burkina Faso, the government in Ouagadougou said Friday.

Burkina troops were on Wednesday searching Ouagadougou to find members of an elite unit behind a short-lived coup a day after a raid on their barracks, an AFP correspondent said.

An air and sea search was going on Sunday for a medical evacuation plane carrying seven people, including a French patient, which went down off the coast of Senegal.

Two French special forces soldiers accused of sexually abusing children in Burkina Faso returned home Thursday and have been taken into custody, said a legal source.

Burkina Faso's army on Thursday reached an agreement with opposition parties, civil groups and religious leaders for a transition to civilian rule, almost two weeks after the ouster of president Blaise Compaore.

The crisis in Burkina Faso deepened on Wednesday after the opposition stormed out of talks on a transition government at the inclusion of supporters of deposed president Blaise Compaore.

An Indian and a South African were among three mine workers kidnapped in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists, sources told AFP.

Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles.

18 people were killed Sunday in a suspected terrorist attack on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, the government said today.

Burkina Faso's army has arrested a total of about 40 suspects after an armoury raid last week on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, a spokesman said yesterday.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed 29 people.

Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital today from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed two dozen people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Sixty-three hostages, including 33 wounded, were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday from a Burkina Faso hotel besieged by al Qaeda-linked gunmen, communication minister Remis Dandjinou told Agence France-Presse.

Around 20 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday, according to the director of the university hospital who spoke to patients wounded in the attack.

Twenty-two people drowned after the minibus they were travelling in veered off a road in southwest Burkina Faso, the government in Ouagadougou said Friday.

Burkina troops were on Wednesday searching Ouagadougou to find members of an elite unit behind a short-lived coup a day after a raid on their barracks, an AFP correspondent said.

An air and sea search was going on Sunday for a medical evacuation plane carrying seven people, including a French patient, which went down off the coast of Senegal.

Two French special forces soldiers accused of sexually abusing children in Burkina Faso returned home Thursday and have been taken into custody, said a legal source.

Burkina Faso's army on Thursday reached an agreement with opposition parties, civil groups and religious leaders for a transition to civilian rule, almost two weeks after the ouster of president Blaise Compaore.

The crisis in Burkina Faso deepened on Wednesday after the opposition stormed out of talks on a transition government at the inclusion of supporters of deposed president Blaise Compaore.