Islamist terror The jihadist attack on the “Cappuccino” restaurant and the “Hotel Splendid” on January 15, 2016 with 33 dead put an end to Burkina Faso’s reputation as a safe and quiet country. After a series of attacks, jihadists last attacked a military camp and civilians at Christmas 2019. The Federal Foreign Office has been […]

Current policy Burkina Faso is a country located in the region of Western Africa. See abbreviation for Burkina Faso. In December 2015, Burkina Faso got its first civilian head of state in nearly half a century, when Roch Marc Christian Kaboré took office as new president. This could happen since Blaise Compaoré, who had dominated […]