The military government of Burkina Faso has significantly intensified its campaign against civil society by ordering the ...

Burkina Faso is attracting significant interest from Italian investors following a high-level meeting in Ouagadougou on ...

According to the report, of the 1,837 civilians killed in the country between January 2023 and August 2025, more than 1,200 were the result of government forces. Over 2 million people are estimated to ...

The Burkinabè government has intensified its oversight of the civil society sector by ordering the immediate suspension of ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré has dissolved 118 civil society groups in a sweeping move authorities say is ...

Burkina Faso has informed Australian miner West African Resources Limited of plans to increase its stake in the Kiaka gold ...

The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The multiparty system had been "promoting division among citizens", the ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday. The ...

Central to the discussions was security and the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in the region. Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed seven key agreements that aim to strengthen trade, ...

Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

In Burkina Faso, more than 70 languages are spoken, armed conflict continues to escalate, and half the country's psychiatrists have left. With few mental health services available, families and ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso's army seized control of state television late Friday, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col.