Burkina Faso: Assassination Plot Against President Ibrahim Traore Foiled in Burkina Faso

A plot to kill Burkina Faso's president, Ibrahim Traoré, and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned foreign military intervention, was thwarted by security forces, while… Read more »

Africa: Another Break From Françafrique - Burkina Faso Suspends Participation in Francophone Judicial Body

The severing of ties to the France-led judicial council, announced on December 15 as part of Burkina Faso's broader break from Françafrique. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Blandine Sankara - 'Agroecology Is a Form of Resistance and Decolonization'

Founded by Thomas Sankara's sister, Yelemani Association inspires the fight against desertification in Burkina Faso. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Begins Producing Solar-Powered Electric Cars With Help From China

The Sahel country inaugurated an electric vehicle assembly plant in January 2025, revolutionizing the national automotive sector. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Agricultural Offensive - How Burkina Faso Is Moving Towards Self-Sufficiency in Food Production

The government of Ibrahim Traoré seeks to reduce dependence on imports in a country where 80% of the population are farmers. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's Legacy Lives On in Burkina Faso 38 Years After His Death

A massacre led by Blaise Compaoré, an ally of France, put an end to the 1983 revolution, which today inspires struggles in the Sahel Read more »

Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré Pays Tribute to Thomas Sankara

For young people, who make up 75% of Burkina Faso's population, Sankara's legacy lives on in the policies of the current president Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Is a Place of Dignity, Not Expulsion - Foreign Minister Snubs Trump's Deportation Deal

In response to Burkina Faso's rejection of a deportation deal, the US Embassy has "temporarily paused all routine visa services", which the foreign minister terms as an attempt to… Read more »

West Africa: AES Countries Exit the ICC, Denouncing It As 'An Instrument of Neo-Colonial Repression'

Accusing the Court of selective targeting and incompetence in "prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide", the AES announced its exit, months… Read more »

West Africa: 'Russia and China Respect Us' - Burkina Faso Affirms Sahel Geopolitics Are Based On Partnership

Advisor to the Burkinabé Prime Minister refutes the idea that Sahel countries are exchanging French imperialism for another. Read more »

Burkina Faso: 'Ibrahim Traoré Is the Continuation of Burkina Faso's Revolution,' Says Brother of Pan-Africanist Leader Thomas Sankara

42 years after the 1983 revolution, Burkina Faso takes bold steps toward sovereignty Read more »

Burkina Faso: Eto'o, Okosha, Adebayor - African Soccer Legends Join Traoré to Inaugurate Stadium in Burkina Faso

The presence of some of the biggest names in the sport signals support for the country's revolution Read more »

Burkina Faso: Sankara's Revolution Rises Again

On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new Sahelian revolutions today Read more »

Burkina Faso: In the Fight Against Desertification, Burkina Faso Mobilizes to Plant 5 Million Trees in One Hour

The seventh edition of the National Tree Day in Burkina Faso is inspired by Thomas Sankara's legacy of environmentalism Read more »