Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...

The violence in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has killed more than 3,470 people in the last six months while 2.6 million people are currently displaced, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

In Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso has found a leader who embodies the ideals of Thomas Sankara—a visionary committed to justice, self-determination, and the empowerment of his people. Traoré’s ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own ... 11 January on Paris's Place de la République, dozens of people were protesting against the decision to withdraw ...

This is the reality for over 2.1 million displaced people across the West African nation of Burkina Faso, torn apart by years of extreme violence. But unlike others displaced in the region ...

In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group. Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore had a holstered pistol in what some saw a security breach.

Twenty-eight bodies have been found in northwest Burkina Faso over the weekend ... across the Sahel region with nearly two million people being displaced and forced to live in makeshift camps.