LONDON -- Burkina Faso's military government announced Wednesday that Burkinabe intelligence and security services foiled a coup attempt. Burkina Faso's transitional government announced in a ...

The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB).. France has ...

Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary executions of at least 156 civilians by alleged military forces on April 20, 2023. Unlawful killings of ...

“Burkina Faso is the epicenter of security challenges in West Africa,” Emanuela Del Re, the special representative of the European Union to the Sahel, said in an interview.

Desert-to-Power: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) commits €6 million to Dédougou Solar Project in Burkina Faso ...

A prominent lawyer and political figure in Burkina Faso was abducted Saturday, days after he published a critical assessment of the country's situation, his entourage told AFP on Sunday.

Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s military rulers have dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, authorities ...

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso -- Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his ...

Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. Irregular patterns of rainfall, poor soil, and the lack of adequate communications and other infrastructure contribute ...

Burkina Faso has long struggled with the workaday hardships of sub-Saharan Africa. Drought, desertification, colonialism, coups, corruption, poverty and ethnic strife have all taken their toll.