Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for ex-president Blaise Compaore over the assassination of his predecessor. The trial for the October 1987 assassination...
Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States had suspended Burkina Faso without sanctions after the January 24 coup. A representative of West Africa’s...
Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honour. Kere,...
For years, armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have sought to gain control over parts of the Sahel. Armed fighters have killed...
In 2014, when millions of Burkinabes ended the 27-year rule of Blaise Campaore by forcing him to step down, observers and analysts dubbed...
Military government leader Damiba signs a charter outlining a transition process approved by a national conference. A national conference in Burkina Faso has...
Mining operations in Burkina Faso have become increasingly dangerous for small and larger mines. An explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern...
Established in 2015, the Flintlock programme counts more than 400 service members from 10 African partners and allied partners. The annual United States-led...
France says the fighters were responsible for deadly attacks in Benin whose victims included a Frenchman. French forces have killed dozens of fighters...
In the last two years, three fragile countries in West Africa – Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso – succumbed to instability and experienced...