DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American ...

Conflict and displacement Since 2016, Burkina Faso has been in the throes of political instability and violent conflict that has left over 2 million people internally displaced and forced more than ...

Russia will increase the number of military instructors in Burkina Faso, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday during a trip to the West African nation. “Russian instructors ...

The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and related crimes, according to anonymous sources who spoke to AFP. As noted by Human ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemns any attempted takeover of government by the force of arms" in Burkina Faso and calls on the coup leaders to lay down their weapons, U.N ...