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 ...

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

Four decades ago a 34-year-old army captain from Burkina Faso stood before the UN General Assembly and demanded a new world order. The speech, which was watched eagerly by young people across west ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of religious freedom. Traore recently declared that ...

Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso, came under attack this morning by jihadist forces, adding to the string of violent incidents that have destabilized the region. Affiliated with the Group ...

The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has demanded the immediate release of journalists allegedly detained and conscripted into the armed forces in Burkina Faso. Guezouma Sanogo, president of ...

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 ...

Ibrahim Traore is Burkina Faso’s president today, courtesy of two coups in under nine months – January and September 2022. He became the world’s youngest head of state in September, when he and other ...

But the issue of using masks to deliberately cover the faces of people involved in the operations has become a “lightning rod,” as footage from the detentions – which may have received less ...

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 ...

A common problem faced by people who use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is the build-up of moisture in the mask and tube. This can cause the CPAP machine to make spitting sounds ...

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 ...