One security source in Tapoa province said an army detachment from the main city of Diapaga was targeted in a “violent attack ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Demographic Research Vol. 34, JANUARY - JUNE 2016 First union formation in urban Burkina F... First ...

Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities, food insecurity, and environmental change. As a result, over 1.4 million ...

Mali announced its withdrawal from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) on Tuesday, following similar ...

Protected areas in Burkina Faso are also threatened by illicit activities such as logging, mining and poaching. These threats are mainly caused by human population growth, urbanisation and climate ...

Burkina Faso's military rulers on Saturday dismissed accusations that the army had committed abuses against civilians in the ...

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 ...

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Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre in a western city that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch said.