Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance ...

Islamist insurgents in Burkina Faso have stepped up attacks on civilians, carrying out door-to-door killings, slitting ...

Three West African countries run by military juntas will be launching a new biometric passports “in the coming days” as part ...

More than 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, were massacred by Burkina Faso's military in a single ... said he would get back to the BBC if and when they make a statement.

In stories published since the trip, the African journalists refer to the Ukrainian cities occupied by Russian forces as ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed with Russia to acquire telecommunications and surveillance satellites. The ...

Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade - a Russian private military ...

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Experts told the BBC that the scale of the Barsalogho attack points to a larger problem in the Burkina Faso's security architecture. “The country is yet to come up with a security strategy that ...