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 ...

This year, there are two winners from Africa: Henriette Da – Burkina Faso Human rights defender Ms. Henriette Da is a sociologist by training and an expert in human rights, women’s rights ...

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked ... The various footage shows 58 people including women, children and the elderly "who appear to be dead or dying," HRW said.

My dad threatened me saying, "If you don’t go to join your husband I will kill you."' 13-year-old 'Maria' spoke to us at the women's shelter pictured above in May 2015 In some parts of Burkina Faso, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Burkina Faso, under the leadership of President Ibrahim Traoré ... and ensuring that marginalized communities are not overlooked have been implemented. The Women’s Empowerment Program seeks to ...

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

Human Rights Watch (HRW) late on Friday called on Burkina Faso's military rulers to investigate and prosecute those implicated ... The various footage shows 58 people including women, children and the ...