Armed men brutally murdered two catechists in Burkina Faso while they were travelling home last month.The attack by unidentified gunmen took place near the commune of Bondokuy in the Diocese of ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Burkina Faso is the number one most terrorism-affected ... “They are conducting more operations and have secured some roads ...

UN Human Rights Office should follow up on transnational repression around the world, as well as abuses in China and Burkina Faso Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe.

And the social and economic impact of the coronavirus could wipe out five years of development progress in all the Sahelian countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad). Nevertheless, over ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel, an arid swath of ...

BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso. The road could breathe new life into West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas. There are concerns ...

The four were transporting electrical equipment from Casablanca to Niamey, the capital of Niger, and had been on the road for more ... The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union ...