IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria has launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, targeting the country's military head of state, Ibrahim Traoré.

Following a foiled coup attempt in Burkina Faso on April 21, thousands across Africa rallied in solidarity with the country and its revolutionary leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, denouncing ...

"The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali" is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries. Written in French, the book is the ...

Canadian mining firm looking for gold opportunities in Guinea Fortuna faced security, regulatory challenges in Burkina Faso Exploration budget raised, with a portion allocated to Guinea DAKAR ...

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 ...

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 Côte d'Ivoire.

Canada’s Fortuna Mining is eyeing expansion into Guinea after exiting Burkina Faso, where it faced regulatory instability and high security costs because of jihadist threats, its CEO told Reuters.

However, for Burkina Faso to truly honour its anti-imperialist rhetoric, it must move beyond the AGRA/Gates model by investing further in agroecological transformation, land restoration and ...

Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media. Facebook posts on March 29 and 30, some shared hundreds of times, said Burkina Faso ...

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.

Burkina Faso's junta said on Monday it had thwarted a "major plot" to sow "total chaos" that it believes originated in the Ivory Coast, as the country continues to see increased insecurity despite the ...

The new operation aims to address the challenges facing Burkina Faso’s education sector by expanding access to preprimary and primary education, improving learning outcomes, and strengthening ...