Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

ABIDJAN - Five civilian volunteers with the army in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack this week in the west of the country, security officials said on Saturday. "A forward security forces ...

The army has suffered heavy losses at the hands of the militants, who control swathes of Burkina Faso and have forced some residents to abide by their harsh version of Islamic law. Public anger ...

Burkina Faso has rejected "baseless accusations" that soldiers massacred 223 people in attacks in February. A Human Rights Watch report alleged the army killed 179 people in Soro village and 44 ...

Burkina Faso deposed leader Roch Kabore. The army on Monday said it had suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and closed the country’s borders. [Reuters] Burkina Faso's army said ...