I rose through the ranks!” joked Maixent Somé, an exiled Burkinabè activist and critic of the country's military junta on X ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025 for reporting on the government crackdown on the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights ...

Burkina Faso has inaugurated a new cement plant, Société Industrielle Sino Burkina de Ciments SA (CISINOB SA), in Laongo, ...

The countries of the Sahel Confederation AES, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, continue in their project of mutual integration towards increasing ...

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have rescued a Burkina Faso national, Sambo Labibo, from a notorious kidnap syndicate operating within the Durumi Internally Displaced ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued Sambo Umar Labibo, a kidnapped Burkina Faso national, from a notorious syndicate operating within the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons ...

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...

President John Dramani Mahama will embark on a working visit to Burkina Faso on Monday, March 10, 2025, as part of his ongoing diplomatic engagements with Ghana’s West African neighbors. During his ...

President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Burkina Faso today as part of his ‘good neighbourliness’ tour, aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties with neighbouring countries. Upon arrival ...

The visit comes at a critical time, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, raising concerns about worsening insecurity in the region.

Burkina Faso (MNN) — Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger, has officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). All three nations are under junta military rule following ...