Burkina Faso's junta said on Monday it had thwarted a "major plot" to sow "total chaos" that it believes originated in the ...

Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities ... more than 17,500 people have fled to neighbouring countries (Niger, ...

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...