At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new report. It says the ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in the western Boucle du Mouhoun region in an attack in March.

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso ...

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso's security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he views as a threat. The post With Security Unraveling, Burkina Faso's ...

More than 3.2 million children across Burkina Faso are in need of assistance For families like Bandé's, pushed out of their homes and cut off from their livelihoods, humanitarian aid offers a ...

BAMAKO, Mali — An attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, an aid worker and local residents said Monday. The attack on several locations ...

Burkina Faso’s military rulers have dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, authorities said. Since taking power in a 2022 coup, the West African country's military leaders ...

Burkina Faso faces a dire humanitarian crisis. Government authorities reported that over 2 million people were internally displaced (IDPs) at the end of 2024, and the country also hosts more than ...

Burkina Faso's military government has dissolved the country's independent electoral commission. Authorities announced the decision on Wednesday, citing high costs and a desire to limit foreign ...

According to intellinews.com, gold has been Burkina Faso’s top export since 2009, accounting in 2023 for 80% of the country’s export income and 22% of government revenues.

Burkina Faso is poised to increase its industrial gold mining this year as a project by Mauritius’s Soleil Resources International rises to full production and a new mine by Australia’s West ...

Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities, food insecurity, and environmental change. As a result, over 1.4 million ...