BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo was appointed prime minister of Burkina Faso on Saturday. Ouedraogo succeeds Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was dismissed Friday by President Capt. Ibrahim Traore in a presidential decree. Matias Traore, general secretary of the government and Cabinet, who delivered the dec...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s military government said Thursday it thwarted a “coup attempt” by a network of serving and retired security personnel, and civilians. In a statement, government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo said that “a coup attempt had been foiled on Jan. 14” and alleged coup plotters were arrested. A network of...