Following his emergence in 2022 as the head of the military junta in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore and his government have ...

(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities ...

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 ...

Five of the 10 countries most impacted by terrorism are also in the Sahel. Although Burkina Faso remains the most affected country, both deaths and attacks declined, falling by 21% and 57% ...

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In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group. Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore had a holstered pistol in what some saw a security breach.

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 ...

Other footage reveals the lifeless bodies of civilians, allegedly from a massacre in Gayeri, a town in eastern Burkina Faso. In response, the government condemned the spread of “misleading ...

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, intensifying its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights Watch report ...

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 ...