The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is allegedly discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and ...

The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African ...

Last week a government source told the media that Burkina Faso’s military junta plans to reinstate the death penalty, which ...

The economic outlook is subject to significant downside risks, including a deterioration in the security situation, climatic shocks, commodity price volatility, and regional defragmentation. Burkina ...

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

Ngari said people in Burkina Faso continue to face abuses but there are also other concerns. Those include safeguarding civic space for activists and journalists and political opposition who have ...

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 ...

Human Rights Watch has urged authorities to "promptly and thoroughly" investigate the mass killing of civilians in the town ...

The report also mentions measures taken to uphold civil and political ... Burkina Faso for several years. It should consider requesting permission for a formal visit to assess the human rights ...

In what was widely seen as punishment for his strident criticism of Burkina Faso's military rulers ... he pledged to improve the security situation within "two to three months" and restore ...

Since 2016, Burkina Faso has been in the throes of political instability and violent conflict that ... when you sense that there is a person who was in total despair, in a situation that they thought ...

Burkina Faso, a former French colony, has faced significant political instability, with a military junta taking control in a coup in 2022. Despite its dire economic situation, Russia is ...