Burkina Faso's ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in ...

(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human ...

Burkina Faso is looking to deepen its cooperation with Qatar by exploring new bilateral opportunities. On March 24, 2025, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation, and Burkinabe ...

The Catholic Diocese of Dori in Burkina Faso has continued to pray for the safety of Fr. Joël Yougbare who has been missing for the past six years following a suspected kidnapping incident. Pope ...

Other footage reveals the lifeless bodies of civilians, allegedly from a massacre in Gayeri, a town in eastern Burkina Faso. In response, the government condemned the spread of “misleading ...

Burkina Faso (MNN) — Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger, has officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). All three nations are under junta military rule following ...

Guinea's ruling junta has pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, less than a year into a 20-year sentence for ...

President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Burkina Faso today as part of his ‘good neighbourliness’ tour, aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties with neighbouring countries. Upon arrival ...

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia. According to testimonies collected by ...

Ibrahim Traoré’s rise to power in Burkina Faso through a military coup reflects the country’s deep governance crisis. While he presents himself as a leader of goodwill, military rule is inherently ...