In the heart of Burkina Faso, 300 kilometers from the capital Ouagadougou, the Bôbô people uphold a rich cultural tradition: the grand funerals, a sacred ritual designed to guide the souls of the ...

Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo's daughter, Priscilla Ojo and Tanzanian singer Juma Jux changed into a second outfit for their ...

Curators and museum officials collaborated with the men who made the spectacular masquerades. "We thought, ‘Let's work with ...

But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...

Arrested journalists reappear in army gear, fueling concerns about the junta’s crackdown on press freedom in Burkina Faso. Two weeks after the military junta in Burkina Faso detained three journalists ...

BAMAKO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger issued a joint statement on Sunday, recalling their ambassadors to Algeria in protest against the downing of a Malian military drone by ...

Once the review is approved by IMF Management and completed by the IMF Executive Board, Burkina Faso will have access to about US$ 32 million (SDR 24.1 million) in financing. Economic growth is ...

Burkina Faso’s military government has officially granted amnesty to 21 soldiers who were convicted for their involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2015. The decision, issued through a presidential ...

A video circulated on social media on April 2, 2025, showing three outspoken journalists from Burkina Faso in military uniforms. Guezouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem had been ...

Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed the idea that democracy is essential for national development, asserting that no country has achieved progress solely through democratic ...

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Burkina Faso saw fewer attacks in 2024, but they were far deadlier, killing more than 1,500 people. • Nearly half of the attacks were carried out by the jihadist group JNIM; ISIS was nearly absent. • ...