A Burkina Faso government source told AFP on Saturday that the military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which ...

Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities", according to a foreign ministry note seen by FRANCE 24 on Thursday. The three were declared "persona non grata" and ...

Burkina Faso's armed forces say they are investigating a gruesome video that purports to show military volunteers hacking ...

Over 20 people have died in inter-tribal conflicts in north-eastern Ghana. The area borders Burkina Faso which is currently battling an islamist insurgency, forcing thousands to flee. What do these ...

in the latest move against France by Burkina Faso's military junta. Sophie Douce of Le Monde and Agnès Faivre of Libération arrived in Paris after being given 24 hours to leave. The expulsions ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging Sahel authorities to endorse a new declaration on press freedom and the right to ...

A Burkina Faso government source told AFP on Saturday that the ... The Burkinabe government in July passed a bill that ...

Burkina Faso ... in under 24 hours the coup leaders have issued a statement on state TV, signed by their leader Capt Traoré. Radio Télévision du Burkina The putschists accuse France of meddling ...

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Human Rights Watch has accused Burkina Faso's government of putting civilians at ... and at least 200 more were injured. Read more on FRANCE 24 English Read also: Focus on the Sahel: Terrorism, NGOs ...

Niger's military rulers on Tuesday withdrew French humanitarian NGO Acted's licence to operate amid tensions with its former ...