Forced out of their homes by armed groups, displaced families in Burkina Faso rely on humanitarian aid to meet their children ...

Burkina Faso's military junta leader Ibrahim Traore has sought deeper military ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup ...

A year after the abduction of journalist Serge Oulon, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on Saïdou Maïga, the ...

An Islamist armed group massacred at least 133 people in the town of Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, on August 24, 2024, largely civilians forced to build a trench to protect the town with a military base.

At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch said Monday. According to victim testimony and videos shared on ...

Russia will deploy telecommunications and remote-sensing satellites over three West African countries led by military juntas that had already cut ties with American and European allies and turned ...

Burkina Faso is many things. The country is considered to be the epicenter of global terrorism today. It is ranked number one ...

A satellite image shows a newly-built trench near Barsalogho, where hundreds of people were killed by suspected jihadists on August 24, in Burkina Faso, August 29, 2024. 2024 Planet Labs Inc. via ...

Burkina Faso faces a dire humanitarian crisis. Government authorities reported that over 2 million people were internally displaced (IDPs) at the end of 2024, and the country also hosts more than ...

Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Military-led Burkina Faso has frozen the "assets and resources" of more than 100 people, including ex-president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and two jihadist groups over ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites. The three West African countries, run by military juntas, have ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed with Russia to acquire telecommunications and surveillance satellites. The satellite technology would enhance border surveillance and national security ...