Burkina Faso’s military junta has closed the capital’s main Sunni mosque after nearly 100 supporters of a detained preacher ...

It is the latest salvo in the ongoing crackdown on independent organisations by the military authorities which seized power ...

Preliminary reports indicate a total of 28 people have been shot dead in Nouna town of the province of Kossi in Burkina Faso.

Holders Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations and now face Egypt in quarterfinals. Mali ...

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling junta said it thwarted an attempt to destabilize the African country “with the help of foreign powers.” A transitional government has been ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s new junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore said the West African nation would still aim to hold elections by 2024 or even earlier, as regional mediators ...

Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré have unleashed a tidal wave of hate against a Sky News journalist after she published a news report critical of his policies. Traoré, ...

Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso's authorities secretly held and abused a prominent investigative journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift detention facility in the capital, an international ...

Follow all the action as Burkina Faso face Senegal in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Burkina Faso have defied the odds to reach the last four of the tournament, having bounced back from ...