Traore respects public funds. No Land Cruiser V8s in his government. He bought two cheap Toyota SUVs for heads of state to use when they visit ...

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018, a government ...

Amnesty International has reported a surge in the use of the death penalty on the African continent, saying in a statement in ...

BURKINA Faso’s interim president Michel Kafando announced on TV yesterday his return to office following last week’s abortive coup. Coup leaders agreed on Tuesday night to return to barracks and said ...

With Burkina Faso’s head of state threatening to withdraw their licences, players in the mining sector have been trying to defuse the situation. But how long can they hold out?

Burkina Faso's foreign minister praised cooperation with Russia on Saturday as "suiting" his country better than its historic ties with France.

Burkina Faso plans to withdraw mining permits from some foreign companies and will seek to produce more of its own gold, junta leader Ibrahim ... he seized power in a coup. "In fact, we are ...

Since Compaoré’s departure, Burkina Faso has seen three coups, two presidential elections, and a sharp rise in terrorist attacks. Although the country hoped for justice for historical crimes, Compaoré ...

An attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso last month highlights the ... seized power in the West African country in a 2022 coup, vowing to swiftly regain control over a nation ...