| 5,486,033 |
13.21 |
-2.36 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Protesters also set fire to police stations in Gourcy in the north and in Dori in the northeast, said a resident. |
| 5,486,036 |
13.5828 |
-2.4216 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Students in Ouahigouya, in the North of the country, set fire to the police headquarters and other government buildings. |
| 5,486,040 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Authorities have used tear gas to disperse thousands of students marching in Burkina Faso after the death of a young man in police custody. Witnesses said there were injuries Friday, and national television reporters were beaten and their cameras taken away by demonstrators. Smoke rose from burning tires at the scene. |
| 5,486,043 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Burkina Faso's government says two policemen have been charged over the death of a young man that sparked violent demonstrations. |
| 5,486,046 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
The government closed all universities on Monday until further notice in response to protests triggered by the death of a student who had been detained in police custody. |
| 5,486,049 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Around two thousand people gathered Saturday in Ouagadougou to protest against the death of a young student in police custody last month. |
| 5,486,053 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Burkinabe soldiers left their barracks, firing gunshots into the air and looting shops on Tuesday night to protest the conviction of five soldiers in a sex scandal, a military source said Wednesday. |
| 5,486,057 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Gunfire rocked Ouagadougou, the capital, for more than three hours overnight on Wednesday in what an army source said was a protest by soldiers against arrests of their colleagues. The shooting came from two military camps, one in Ouagadougou and one on its outskirts. Defense Minister Yero Boly called for calm but did not give an explanation for the episode, which he said had wounded about a dozen people. |
| 5,486,061 |
12.06 |
0.36 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Gun shots were heard on the night of the 26th in Fada N'Gourma. It is thought that a group of soldiers protesting against the incarceration of some fellow soldiers were behind the disturbances. |
| 5,486,064 |
12.06 |
0.36 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Burkina Faso soldiers on Tuesday fired a rocket at the main courthouse in Fada N'Gourma, a day after freeing a comrade from jail and blocking entry to the eastern city, witnesses said. |
