The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake of coordinated attacks in its ...

Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview ...

The conflict in Mali has now escalated into a regional war, as Niger and Burkina Faso launch joint airstrikes against rebel ...

Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law on April 24 to create a 100,000-strong military reserve by the ...

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed by the army and armed groups since 2023, Human Rights Watch says.

At a really special setting, Bayer 04 exclusively presented the specially produced documentary ‘Fierté Burkinabè’ ("Burkinabe ...

Burkina Faso has moved to high alert as the fallout from Mali’s escalating conflict spreads across the Sahel. President ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flying the Burkina Faso national flag in Ouagadougou [File: Theo Renaut/AP] Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday. The ...

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Traore reneged on promises to hold elections and has since scrapped political parties in the country.