Authorities in Mali have declared the capital, Bamako, "under control" following an attack involving gunfire near a gendarmerie building and a military zone close to the city Read more »
Three West African countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, run by military juntas will be launching new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from the wider region Read more »
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged authorities in Burkina Faso to "do everything possible" to find three journalists who went missing under suspicious circu Read more »
Burkina Faso's military government has announced that it will extend junta rule for an additional five years. This decision comes after the signing of a new charter following ... Read more »
A report by The New Humanitarian has found that eight internally displaced persons (IDPs) were coerced into sex with community leaders, who also demand money in exchange ... Read more »
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (1949-1987) was assassinated 31 years ago, on October 15, 1987. He was one of the most confident and outspoken anti-imperialist leaders of the late ... Read more »
For the second year in a row, Burkina Faso is the world's most neglected displacement crisis, Read more »
The military junta in the country has continued its crackdown on foreign media institutions following an initial suspension of the BBC and the Voice of America over their coverage ... Read more »
Burkina Faso's military government has vehemently denied Human Rights Watch's report accusing soldiers of killing 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25, lab Read more »
Human Rights Watch said the mass killings, which included about 56 children, took place in February in the country's northern villages of Nondin and Soro. The rights group has ... Read more »
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