In April, Burkina Faso demanded that its stake in West African Resources Limited’s Kiaka mine be increased from 15% to 40%.

Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the country's largest and oldest student movement, the General Union of ...

How will strained ties between ECOWAS and neighbours Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso affect the fight against arm ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s new junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore said the West African nation would still aim to hold elections by 2024 or even earlier, as regional mediators ...

Burkina Faso's military government under Captain Ibrahim Traoré has suspended the country's largest student union, deepening ...

Burkina Faso’s military government under Ibrahim Traore is tightening state control over the country’s multi-billion-dollar ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta appointed a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the government without providing any reason. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traore seized power in a coup in 2022 Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget ...

About 100 Russian military personnel reach capital Ouagadougou and 200 more would be deployed next to the West African ...

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 ...

RSF says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account.

Burkina Faso, a poor, landlocked former French colony in the heart of West Africa, is dying. It faces one if not two jihadist insurgencies that have seized hold over much of the countryside, ...