June 03, 2024
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 »
May 26, 2024
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 »
April 29, 2024
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 »
April 28, 2024
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 »
April 25, 2024
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 »
March 03, 2024
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 »
January 28, 2024
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 »
January 27, 2024
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 »
January 05, 2024
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 »
December 05, 2023
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 »
November 10, 2023
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 »
September 30, 2023
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 »
September 24, 2023
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 »
September 16, 2023
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 »
August 01, 2023
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 »
May 19, 2023
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 »
April 08, 2023
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 »
April 02, 2023
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 »
March 27, 2023
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 »
March 02, 2023
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 »
October 30, 2014
Burkina Faso: Army Takes Over, Compaore's Whereabouts Unknown
The chief of Burkina Faso's army has dissolved the government and said that a transitional government will be formed. The announcement came shortly after the president reportedly… Read more »