In the aftermath of events in Solenzo, the Burkinabe government has issued a direct appeal to terrorists, urging them to end the ongoing conflict and lay down their arms. “We are calling for the war ...

“I rose through the ranks!” joked Maixent Somé, an exiled Burkinabè activist and critic of the country's military junta on X yesterday, after learning that his name appears on a list of ...

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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 ...

Young women who fled forced marriage or early and unwanted pregnancies in a women's shelter, Ouagadougou, July 2014 © Amnesty International Héléne didn’t know ...

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

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 ...

Burkina Faso’s head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declined an offer from Saudi Arabia to build 200 mosques in the country. He urged the kingdom to rather invest in essential ...

President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Burkina Faso today as part of his ‘good neighbourliness’ tour, aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties with neighbouring countries. Upon arrival, he was ...

Burkina Faso, under the leadership of President Ibrahim Traoré, has embarked on a transformative journey that is redefining its political, economic, and social landscape. Since ascending to power in ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia, Human Rights Watch said, calling ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) late on Friday called on Burkina Faso's military rulers to investigate and prosecute those implicated in an apparent massacre of dozens of civilians this week. Videos surfaced ...