An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, held meetings in Ouagadougou during April 1–8 in the context of the third review of Burkina Faso's ...

In Burkina Faso, over 2.2 million people are now in need of humanitarian assistance, almost half of them children. Burkina Faso is one of the world’s toughest countries to be a child. With very high ...

Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities, food insecurity, and environmental change. As a result, over 1.4 million ...

Even when compared with other developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Burkina Faso’s some 15 million people have very poor health and economic opportunities and outcomes. Close to 50 percent of ...

And the social and economic impact of the coronavirus could wipe out five years of development progress in all the Sahelian countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad). Nevertheless, over ...

On April 1, Burkina Faso’s security minister published a list of individuals who are “actively wanted for criminal association in relation to a terrorist enterprise,” and called on the ...

Burkina Faso and Turkey are discussing new projects to strengthen their partnership. Trade between the two countries fell to $102.4 million in 2024, down from $127.6 million in 2022. Burkina Faso is ...

A West African organisation is working with local churches and rural communities in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to support ...

Burkina Faso is looking to deepen its cooperation with Qatar by exploring new bilateral opportunities. On March 24, 2025, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation, and Burkinabe ...

Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation of 20 million ... contributing to the vicious circle of poverty, violence, and extremism. “The disengagement of the West is bringing them no influence in ...