Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In November 2023, Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers approved the construction of the country's first gold refinery. This marked a significant development in Burkina Faso's gold sector, aiming to capitalize on the nation's growing gold mining industry. Traoré seeks to gain more control over its gold resources by refining gold domestically ...
A total of seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting four transitional heads of state/presidents and one acting president in rebellion). The current head of state of Burkina Faso is interim president Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, who took power during a coup d'état on 30 September 2022. [4]
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dyula language (as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso ...
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso: Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla: October 21, 2022 – December 6, 2024 [3] Chief of Staff: Ferdinand Ouedraogo: October 21, 2022 – December 6, 2024 Minister of State: Kassoum Coulibaly: October 21, 2022 – December 6, 2024 Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Kassoum Coulibaly
The ECOWAS opposed the coup and added that it came at an "inopportune time" when Burkina Faso was returning to a constitutional government. [6] Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, condemned the coup as "unconstitutional" and suspended Burkina Faso from the organization. [28]
A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting three Interim Prime Ministers). The current interim Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, since 7 December 2024. [2]
16 December – ECOWAS approves the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the bloc effective January 2025 but gives them until July 2025 to reconsider. [ 25 ] 19 December – Four French soldiers detained in Ouagadougou on charges of spying since 2023 are released following negotiations between the Burkinabe government and France ...
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso: Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla: 21 October 2022 – present Chief of Staff: Ferdinand Ouedraogo: 21 October 2022 – present Minister of State: Colonel Major Kassoum Coulibaly: 21 October 2022 – present Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs: Colonel Major Kassoum Coulibaly: 21 October 2022 – present