Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Burkina Faso has long been known for its artistic and cultural ...

Las Fuerzas Armadas de Burkina Faso se han desvinculado este domingo de un vídeo que circula en redes sociales en el que se ...

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

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a ...

A newspaper seller with newspapers in Ouagadougou headlining the September 2022 military coup The media environment in Burkina Faso is relatively robust but US-based NGO Freedom House says the ...

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...

Dozens of people have been shot dead at a mosque on the same day that a church was attacked, say the authorities in Burkina Faso. It was during early-morning prayers on Sunday that the gunmen ...

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

More than 150 people, including many Christians, have been massacred by Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso, local sources told the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, with an annual per capita income of less than $720. The country faces serious underdevelopment, with high population growth and low education ...

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 ...

More than 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, were massacred by Burkina Faso's military in a single day this year, Human Rights Watch says. In the attacks on 25 February, the army ...