By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkina Faso’s Military junta announced that it had foiled what was described as a sophisticated plot to assassinate its military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana revealed the details in a national television broadcast, stating that intelligence services intercepted the operation in its final stages. He alleged…
OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expressed satisfaction following his official visit to Bobo-Dioulasso from 21 to 24 May 2025, highlighting major investments aimed at boosting national development and self-sufficiency. In a statement released at the conclusion of the four-day mission, on Saturday, President Traoré detailed the delivery of agro-pastoral equipment…
OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – Burkinabe government has launched the 2025–2026 agricultural initiative in southwestern Bobo-Dioulasso, distributing substantial consignment of agricultural, livestock, and fishery inputs and equipment valued at 104 billion. According to WAVN, the initiative is part of the government’s strategy to modernise farming practices and enhance national food production. The support package includes 608 tractors,…
Collins Nabiswa, a Kenyan journalist working for ‘BBC Monitoring’ and ‘BBC Disinformation’ has falsely claimed that a speech by Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré, which is being circulated online is a “fake AI video.” Readily available video evidence confirms that the speech did in fact, take place in Ouagadougou on May 23, 2024. Nabiswa alleged the video circulating on social media,…
ABUJA – General Michael Langley, head of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) during a U.S. Senate hearing, accused Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso, of “using the country’s gold reserves for personal protection rather than for the benefit of its people.” Burkina Faso is one of Africa’s largest gold producers, but also has…
