The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake of coordinated attacks in its ...

At a really special setting, Bayer 04 exclusively presented the specially produced documentary ‘Fierté Burkinabè’ ("Burkinabe ...

Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview ...

Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers has adopted a draft law on April 24 to create a 100,000-strong military reserve by the ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flying the Burkina Faso national flag in Ouagadougou [File: Theo Renaut/AP] Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the ...

Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces.

Burkina Faso has moved to high alert as the fallout from Mali’s escalating conflict spreads across the Sahel. President ...

In Burkina Faso, where the gold sector accounts for 12% of GDP, the focus is firmly on control of mining profits. Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s leader since the coup of September 2022, has ...

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed by the army and armed groups since 2023, Human Rights Watch says.

Traore reneged on promises to hold elections and has since scrapped political parties in the country.