And if they defy instructions to marry or carry and mother a child they have not chosen to have? Chances are they will be threatened or beaten. Our new research reveals the true extent of this. Read ...

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 ...

including a young child, are alive, surrounded by about 35 dead or dying people. Human Rights Watch could not confirm what happened to them. Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have been ...

Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of Solenzo on March 10 ...

He is automatically against it. When the husband speaks, we have to put up with everything… Without money, there was nothing I could do and the last child, which I did not want, was born.’ Héléne ...

Major chocolate manufacturers have pledged to combat and eliminate child labor. They made this commitment more than 20 years ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Burkina Faso junta leader Ibrahim Traore participates in a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo ...

On Tuesday, Liberia’s Foreign Minister welcomed a high-level delegation from the Republic of Burkina Faso. The visit, aimed at enhancing Liberia’s textile industry and creating more jobs for local ...

FILE - Burkina Faso junta leader Ibrahim Traore participates in a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo, File) Advertisement ...

Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group said on Sunday.

Efforts to improve maternal and child health, including programs aimed at reducing infant mortality and ensuring that all children have access to vaccinations and essential healthcare services, are ...

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre in a western city that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch ...