In mid-July, Burkina Faso's leader, Ibrahim Traore, stated that he has evidence of a coordinated attempt by France, supported by Benin and Cote d'Ivoire, to destabilize his country. Burkina Faso ...

"In terms of the message France's failure in the Sahel sends ... The French departures from Burkina Faso and Mali also followed political upheavals led by military figures in those two West African ...

French intelligence agency DGSE is under increasing scrutiny in the Sahel region. Targeted by Niger and shaken by the arrest ...

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

Burkina Faso’s ruling junta says it has thwarted an attempt to destabilize the African country “with the help of foreign ...

Accused of espionage and attempting to destabilize the regime of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the four men have been held in Ouagadougou for more than nine months.

Burkina Faso's junta said it had uncovered an international plot to overthrow it and which included the massacre in August of ...

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela has announced the country's intention to join ...

Jihadist groups have escalated their attacks on civilians, especially Christians, in recent months, reports the Human Rights ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will soon introduce new biometric passports issued by their new alliance, after their withdrawal ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines ...

Relatives of victims of a jihadist attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso in August have slammed the "contempt" of the country's junta ruler and said he bore responsibility.