Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso World's Worst Forgotten Crisis - Report

The Norwegian Refugee Council has said ongoing conflicts and a chronic lack of funding have led to the neglect of millions of displaced people. It has compiled a grim ranking of… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's Junta Extends Rule for Another Five Years

The army has ruled Burkina Faso since 2022, a country ravaged by growing attacks by Islamist militants. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Why Burkina Faso Is Muzzling Foreign Media

Burkina Faso's military junta has suspended more international media, including DW. It's part of a pattern of press repression as the junta's counterterrorism operations take a… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Dismisses HRW Massacre Report As 'Baseless'

Human Rights Watch had accused Burkina Faso's military of civilian mass killings, including scores of children, in the West African country's fight against Islamist militant… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Army Accused of Executing Civilians, Babies

Soldiers in Burkina Faso killed 223 people, including children, in two villages, Human Rights Watch has said. The rights group said it was among the worst crimes committed by the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Women and Children Among 170 'Executed' People - Witnesses

Burkina Faso has been battling Islamist insurgent groups for several years. A number of other deadly attacks took place around the country on the same day. Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Quit Ecowas

The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States "without delay." Read more »

West Africa: Mali to Start Peace Talks After Ending Deal With Separatists

Mali's junta decided to launch a new national peace process just one day after it ended a key 2015 peace deal. Tuareg rebels are skeptical of the initiative. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkino Faso's Youth Utilize Free-Speech Sanctuaries

Away from classrooms, Burkina Faso's 'grins de thé' are where the hottest debates take place. Young minds untangle political knots, defy language edicts and dream of a… Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Alliance Faces Uphill Task

Junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have ditched the G5 anti-jihadist force. Experts say their intended new confederation to tackle Islamist insurgents in the Sahel is bound to… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Media, Rights Groups Slam Military Junta For Conscripting Critics, Activists, Journalists

The Burkinabe junta has requisitioned critics, activists and journalists for its anti-jihadist fight, but rights groups say the "general mobilization" is a strategy to silence… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Elections Not a 'Priority,' Junta Leader Says

Burkina Faso junta leader Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a 2022 coup, said the country's priority was "security." The military leadership had previously promised presidential… Read more »

West Africa: Mali Won't 'Stand Idly By' If Ecowas Intervenes in Niger

The foreign minister of Mali told the UN General Assembly that any military intervention in Niger would threaten Mali's security. The juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed… Read more »

Mali: Juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Sign Security Pact

Three West African countries ruled by military juntas have signed a mutual defense pact. Mali and Burkina Faso had previously promised to come to Niger's aid in the event of an… Read more »

West Africa: Niger Coup - Burkina Faso, Mali Warn Against Intervention

Following the coup in Niger, neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, both run by military juntas, have issued a stern warning to ECOWAS against using force to reinstate President… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Al-Qaeda Frees Australian Doctor After Seven Years

The Australian doctor and his wife were kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked extremists in northern Burkina Faso. The couple had been running their medical clinic for four decades in the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - Dozens Dead in Suspected Terrorist Attack

Officials have decried the "despicable and barbaric attack," but did not immediately say who was behind it. The West African country has been fighting militants linked to al-Qaida… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Authorities Expel Two French Journalists

The French dailies Liberation and Le Monde said authorities did not give a reason for the expulsion. Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have been strained since two military… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Junta Suspends French Broadcaster Over Interview With Al-Qaeda Leader

The country's ruling accused the French broadcaster of "acting as a mouthpiece" for an al-Qaeda affiliated group. France 24 has denied the allegation and condemned the move. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Film Festival Fosters Hope in Violence-Torn Burkina Faso

As conflict and violence spread across the Sahel, Africa's biggest film festival, hosted in Burkina Faso, promotes fellowship in times of crisis. Read more »

Burkina Faso: France Agrees to Pull Troops From Burkina Faso

France has received a request from the Burkinabe military junta to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country and will do so within a month. The success of the counterterrorism… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Orders French Troops to Leave

Relations between the two nations soured after the army took control, for a second time, in Burkina Faso in September last year. France also pulled out of neighboring Mali last… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Militants Kidnap Around 50 Women

The women were picking fruit near a town blockaded by the militants for years, causing food shortages. The incident is considered the first mass abduction of women in the country. Read more »

Burkina Faso: UN Calls for Probe Into Northern Burkina Faso Massacre

The UN commissioner has called for a swift and transparent investigation into the killing of 28 people in northern Burkina Faso. A rights group said the victims belonged to a… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Govt Declares UN Coordinator 'Persona Non Grata'

The Burkinabe military government did not provide a reason for its decision. It comes after the government expelled two French nationals and accused them of espionage. Read more »