Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...

(EPA Images pic) Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, Niamey’s defence ministry said Saturday. “Two horrific ...

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State TV showed pictures of the rescued women and children on Friday evening Security forces in Burkina Faso have rescued 66 women and children after they were kidnapped by suspected militant ...

And the social and economic impact of the coronavirus could wipe out five years of development progress in all the Sahelian countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad). Nevertheless, over ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France.

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...

Gunfire erupted in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Sunday after soldiers from the country’s army mutinied and seized control of a military base. Shooting was also reported at ...

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, with an annual per capita income of less than $720. The country faces serious underdevelopment, with high population growth and low education ...