Three  journalists arrested over criticism of Burkina Faso's military government junta have appeared in a video, saying they ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Women and girls in Burkina Faso are being discriminated against by a system that won’t let them make decisions about their education, healthcare and contraception. We’re campaigning for the ...

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 ... appeared to be in response to an Islamist attack in the area at the beginning of March. The so-called rapid intervention ...

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 ...

particularly in rural areas. Initiatives to promote innovation and technology, including the establishment of tech hubs and incubators to support startups and entrepreneurs, have been launched.

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 ...

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 ...