Over the past year, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) ndash; comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso ndash; has solidified ...

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso's security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he views as a threat. The post With Security Unraveling, Burkina Faso's ...

The African Political Parties Summit, which opened in Accra, Ghana, today, is a platform for engagement, consensus, and ...

(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso ’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human Rights Watch said today.

Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation seeks a bigger share of revenue from its resources.

Burkina Faso’s President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré is making international headlines following his visit to Russia, where he met with President Vladimir Putin to advance his anti-imperialist agenda.

Alino Faso had moved to Abidjan with his family in 2021, opening a restaurant in the Ivorian capital, but remained closely involved in Burkinabé political activism and frequently travelled back to ...