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

The military of Burkina Faso stated on Sunday that the army has begun an investigation into a video that appears to show individuals in military uniforms mutilating a corpse. The army stated it has ...

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians ... were forcibly ...

RABAT, August 2. /TASS/. The armed forces of Burkina Faso engaged in a fierce fight with militants in the southeast of the country and killed about 100 of them, Burkinabe News Agency reported.

Two French tourists who were held hostage in Burkina Faso have thanked the French soldiers who "lost their lives to free us from this hell". Two French special forces soldiers died during the raid ...

Burkina Faso's report to the commission says the government has established a panel to investigate and prosecute terrorism acts, observe detainees' rights and train its security forces in ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Tuesday urging authorities in Burkina Faso to investigate following the August 24 attack on civilians by the armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed ... were forcibly helping security forces dig up trenches to protect security outposts and villages when fighters with ...

FILE - A mural reading "Stay vigilant and mobilised" is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday March 1 ... were forcibly helping security forces dig up trenches to protect security outposts ...