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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (October 3, 2022) Location:  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event:  Embassy lifting shelter in place restrictions Based on calm conditions overnight in…

Location:  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event:  Airport reported reopened, crowds persist in Ouagadougou Ouagadougou’s airport is reportedly open again. Land borders remain closed. Demonstrations earlier in the day…

Location:  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event:   Civilians warned to seek shelter, schools closed nationally The Embassy urges U.S. citizens to avoid the area around the Monument of…

Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   Event: Gunfire reported again in Ouagadougou After a quiet overnight, gunfire was reported again in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood, the downtown area,…

Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event: Military announcement, curfew imposed, and borders reported closed Members of the Burkina Faso military announced on national television that the transitional…

Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event: Gunfire continues in Ouagadougou The situation remains uncertain in Ouagadougou.  As of 16:00 local time, reports of gunfire and explosions continue in…

Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event: Gunfire and possible explosions reported in Ouaga 2000 near Baba Sy military base Gunfire and possible explosions were reported this morning in…

Location:  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Event:  Air traffic controller strikes affecting Burkina Faso ended yesterday, September 24, 2022.  Reportedly, the strike may begin again in ten days, on…

Location:  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event:   There are air traffic controller strikes affecting Burkina Faso and other countries in the region.  All flights departing Ouagadougou this evening have…

Location:  U.S. Embassy, Ouagadougou Event:  Town Hall for American Citizens The U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou invites all American citizens to an in-person town hall meeting…

Location:  Outside of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Event: The U.S. Embassy of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso discourages U.S. citizens from traveling on National Route 1 (between Ouahabou…

Location: Bobo Dioulasso Event: Demonstrations in Bobo Dioulasso August 26, 2022 Demonstrations are expected in Bobo Dioulasso in front of L’Institut Français (the French Institute)…

The United States Embassy in Burkina Faso announces the annual competition for the Young African Leadership Initiative program from August 16, 2022 to September 13, 2022.…

Location: Ouagadougou Event: Demonstrations in Ouagadougou August 19, 2022 Demonstrations are expected in Ouagadougou at the French Embassy on Friday, August 19.  As of August 18, the…

Location: Ouagadougou Event: Demonstrations in Ouagadougou August 12, 2022 Demonstrations are expected in Ouagadougou at the French Embassy on Friday, August 12, from 08:00 to…

Location: Worldwide Event:  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for  Monkeypox in Multiple Countries .  The…

Location: Worldwide  Event: On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy…

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 1, 2022 President Biden last year committed to the American people that, following the withdrawal of…