Africa is no longer chained to the West without recourse. China’s ascendency, Russia’s resurgence and the mounting global ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

In Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré made history as the first person to receive the newly introduced AES passport, just ...

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of sometimes indiscriminate ...

UN Human Rights Office should follow up on transnational repression around the world, as well as abuses in China and Burkina Faso Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe.

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to disputed Western Sahara where she will meet officials and ...

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation. Last week, the Foreign Ministers of Burkina Faso, ...