Authorities in Burkina Faso have arrested a prominent member of a civil society organisation critical of the country’s military-led government, the group confirmed on Friday. The…
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Authorities in Burkina Faso have published a list of individuals, including journalists and activists, who are “actively wanted for criminal association in relation to a terrorist…
The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are set to visit Moscow this week for their first official talks with Russia as part of…
An attack in eastern Burkina Faso has left several dozen soldiers and civilian auxiliaries dead, according to local and security sources on Sunday. The attack targeted…
A viral claim on social media suggests that Burkina Faso’s leader, Ibrahim Traoré rejected an offer from Saudi Arabia to build 200 mosques in Burkina Faso.…
Two journalists in Burkina Faso were detained Monday and taken to an unknown destination after the media body to which they belong denounced attacks on freedom…
A court in Burkina Faso has launched an investigation into social media posts inciting violence against the Fulani people, an ethnic group frequently targeted in the…
Idrissa Barry, a prominent member of the political movement Servir et Non Se Servir (SENS), was kidnapped near Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday, his organisation…
At least 12 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in two separate attacks in conflict-ridden eastern region of Burkina Faso, security and local sources told…
Burkina Faso’s military government has rejected accusations that its forces were responsible for attacking civilians in the west of the country earlier this week. In a…