Cultivated in over 100 countries, cotton is not only essential for global trade, but also for the livelihoods of millions, particularly in developing regions. However, the cotton-to-clothing value ...

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested two persons, 16-year-old Favour Idemudia and 25-year-old Precious Akpasuvbe for allegedly trafficking a 16-year-old minor (name ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands. Large herbivores like elephant, giraffe and hippopotamus, and predators like ...

Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported ...

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino kept the country guessing his next political moves after he announced that he is presently visiting Burkina Faso under the invite of the country’s government.

Speaking in Abuja during a media briefing on Monday, Mignot expressed the EU’s regret over the withdrawal of the three ...

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister ...

The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union late Monday that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey. “They will be brought back soon,” said Echarki El Hachmi, the union’s ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts ...