Burkina Faso: Human Rights Watch Criticizes Burkina Faso for Omitting Abuses in State Report

Human Rights Watch is calling out the government of Burkina Faso for failing to include human rights violations taking place in the country in a report to the African Commission on… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends VOA Broadcasts

Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday suspended Voice of America for three months over comments made by one of the network's journalists. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends More Foreign Media Over HRW Report

Burkina Faso on Sunday suspended several more international news organizations, some of them for an indefinite period, over their coverage of a report accusing the army of… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends VOA, BBC/Africa Broadcasts

Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Expels French Diplomats for 'Subversive Activities'

Burkina Faso's military junta has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities," according to a government statement Thursday. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Ends Closed Session on Members' Exit

Officials from countries of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS met in Nigeria's capital Thursday to discuss the exit of three members, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who… Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Break From Ecowas

The West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they are leaving regional bloc ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, that has been… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Journalist Gives Voice to Conflict Survivors Telling Difficult Stories

In the past two years, Burkina Faso has experienced two coups, a rise in extremist violence and an increasingly hostile environment for media. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Militants Kill More Than 50 Volunteer Fighters and Soldiers

Jihadi insurgents in Burkina Faso's Yatenga province killed 36 volunteer fighters and 17 soldiers, the country's army confirmed Tuesday. The massacre is among the worst strategic… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Mali, Burkina Faso Pledge Assistance to Niger Junta

Niger's military junta announced Friday that Burkina Faso and Mali have pledged their support to the coup leaders, who took power in Niger last month, and offered military… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Countries Urged Not to Deport Burkina Faso Refugees Amid Escalating Violence

The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, Thursday appealed to West African states not to forcibly repatriate refugees who have fled escalating insecurity and violence sparked by… Read more »

West Africa: UNHCR Concerned About Forced Repatriation of Burkinabe Refugees From Ghana

UNHCR, the U.N.'s refugee agency, has expressed concern about reports that Ghana's armed forces this week deported hundreds of asylum-seekers who were fleeing an insurgency in… Read more »

West Africa: Mali Decries ECOWAS After Burkina Faso's Army Accused of Massacre

Mali's military government has lashed out at the Economic Community of West African States' chairman for calling an April massacre in neighboring Burkina Faso part of a genocide. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Banning Free Press 'Bit By Bit', Says France 24 Journalist After Broadcaster's Suspension

The journalist whose interview with a terrorist organization resulted in Burkina Faso suspending France 24 has spoken with VOA about what he says is a decline in media freedoms in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities in Talks With Burkina Faso to Probe Pilgrims' Killing

Nigerian authorities have vowed to provide justice after armed men in Burkina Faso attacked a group of Nigerian pilgrims on their way to Senegal, killing at least 16. Burkina… Read more »

West Africa: Ghana Repairs Rift With Burkina Faso After Wagner Claims

Ghana sent its national security minister to Burkina Faso Wednesday to repair a diplomatic rift, after Ghana's president accused Ouagadougou of hiring Russian mercenaries to fight… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Ghana Says Burkina Faso Paid Russian Mercenaries With Mine

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said the military government of Burkina Faso has hired Russian mercenaries to help fight an insurgency in their country and is using a mine to… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Bans French State Broadcaster in Blow to Press Freedom

Press freedom groups have condemned Burkina Faso's halting of broadcasts by French media outlet Radio France International (RFI). Ouagadougou's military leaders linked the ban to… Read more »