Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, has a rich and complex political history shaped by kingdoms, colonization, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, intensifying its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights Watch report ...

Any U.S. outreach to Russia is read by the Kremlin weakness to be exploited, not a gesture of goodwill to reciprocate.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...