At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso as rebels burned down villagers’ homes and shot them as they tried to escape. The attack occurred in Kodyel village in the Komandjari ...

About 100 Russian military personnel reach capital Ouagadougou and 200 more would be deployed next to the West African ...

Burkina Faso’s military government under Ibrahim Traore is tightening state control over the country’s multi-billion-dollar ...

Burkina Faso is rapidly tightening its grip on one of Africa’s most valuable industries as the military-led government pushes ...

The president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso has confirmed that 14 people were killed in an attack on a Protestant church during Sunday services in the country’s east. President Roch Marc ...

Two police posts in Burkina Faso were attacked by jihadists on Monday night, officials said, just months after 12 soldiers were killed by militants in a raid near the Mali border. It was unclear ...

In a statement, the country’s Ministry of Health said epidemiological surveillance has been reinforced, particularly at ...

This marks a major turning point in the recent history of the country's mining sector, which has long been dominated by foreign capital in industrial gold mining.

Burkina Faso is tightening its grip on its gold sector as the military-led government pushes ahead with reforms that have placed six of the country’s 15 industrial gold mines under majority Burkinabe ...

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Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...