Burkina Faso's government condemns fake massacre videos and calls for action against online hate speech amid rising tensions ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia, Human Rights Watch said ...

President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Burkina Faso today as part of his ‘good neighbourliness’ tour, aimed at ...

The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL accused of ‘massacring villagers ...

After four rounds, Egypt is leading Group A with 10 points, holding a four-point advantage over Guinea-Bissau and a ...

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The military regime in Burkina Faso on Friday announced that it was creating new rapid response forces, recruiting 14,000 soldiers and thousands of civilian support staff, to fight jihadist violence.

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 ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of sometimes indiscriminate ...

Crowds in Burkina Faso celebrate one year since the country ... More than 100 million people live in risk corridor, Nasa data shows McDonald’s adds 11 new items to the menu for 2025 The £ ...

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 ...

In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 25, the Ministry cited official communications from Burkina Faso - joint communiqués No. 023-0017 dated December 19, 2023, and No. 024-0017 dated ...