Burkina Faso’s government foiled a coup plot targeting Captain Ibrahim Traoré, involving soldiers and terrorist groups aiming ...

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world ... factors and conditions make communities and individuals more or less vulnerable to extremist groups, and developed adaptable tools that ...

Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum ...

Burkina Faso, like its Sahel neighbours, has been battling armed jihadist groups, with an estimated 40% of the country under their control, external. Despite promises by Capt Traoré's military ...

Since 2015 Burkina Faso has been plagued by jihadist violence from groups linked to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda. Traore claimed last year that Ivory Coast was a "centre of operations" to ...

On top of the recent political instability, Burkina Faso has since 2015 been plagued by jihadist violence from groups linked to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda. The unrest has killed more than ...

Since 2015 Burkina Faso has been plagued by jihadist violence from groups linked to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda. Traore claimed last year that Ivory Coast was a “centre of operations ...

Despite moving away from France and forging closer ties with Russia for better security support, attacks by jihadist groups continue to claim lives regularly. Burkina Faso, along with Mali and ...

Since 2015, Burkina Faso has also seen frequent Islamist violence carried out by groups linked to the "Islamic State" group or al-Qaeda, with over 2 million people displaced and thousands killed.