An al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on a Burkina Faso army base this week, according to an NGO that tracks armed groups’ online activity. The base in the ...

Human Rights Watch reports Burkina Faso forces killed at least 100 civilians near Solenzo in March. Victims were ethnic Fulani, accused of supporting militants. The government denies involvement.

Burkina Faso's army directed and participated in a massacre by pro-government militias of at least 130 civilians in March around the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has survived numerous assassination attempts since taking power in 2022, amid a complex web of internal betrayal, terrorist threats, and foreign ...

At least 130 civilians belonging to the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and allied militias near the western town of Solenzo in March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

Nestled on the Atlantic coast by the Gulf of Guinea (bordering Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo ... and culture also serve as major tourist attractions. The government’s promotion ...

Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation seeks a bigger share of revenue from its resources. Like neighbours ...

Burkina Faso has been run since September 2022 by military leaders following a coup headed by Captain Ibrahim Traore, who has often blamed Côte d'Ivoire for harbouring his opponents. Traore ...

Burkina Faso's military junta claimed Monday to have foiled a "major plot in the making" aimed at "sowing total chaos", saying it believed the masterminds were in neighbouring Ivory Coast.

The military regime in Burkina Faso has said its intelligence service thwarted a plot to overthrow the junta in April. It said the coup attempt was planned in Ivory Coast. Burkina Faso's military ...

It is located in West Africa and borders Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya ... The beautiful vegetation and sandy beaches have become the leading tourist attractions for this region in the Pacific. The ...