Twenty-one soldiers, convicted for their role in the failed coup d'état in Burkina Faso in September 2015, have received a presidential pardon. The troubled west African country has been run since ...

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

The release of captives came after the army launched a successful offensive against the positions of armed militants in the Boucle du Mouhoun region of Burkina Faso. The hostages were kept in a ...

Constantin Gouvy, Burkina Faso researcher at Clingendael, said Friday night's events "follow escalating tensions within the ruling MPSR junta and the wider army about strategic and operational ...

[Courtesy] Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted President Paul-Henri Damiba. Traore, who addressed the nation on state media, said the transitional government has been dissolved ...