Babatu had been driven southward in 1896 to the vicinity of Wa by French troops led by Lieutenants Voulet and Chanoine who had been requested by Hamaria, a Gurunsi leader, to intervene to forestall ...

She told the BBC her husband was killed in front of her in 2024 during a raid on their village in eastern Burkina Faso by fighters from JNIM. "They grabbed the men, and they beat them to death.

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...

Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation in West Africa, is leading a green revolution by turning its rural villages into solar-powered havens. This initiative goes beyond just providing electricity to ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and ...

Suspected terrorists affiliated with Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, JNIM, have launched a coordinated and deadly assault on a town in southern Burkina Faso. The attack occurred on January ...

According to Hamoud Abdel Wedoud Kamil, World Bank Country Manager for Burkina Faso, “Human development is critical for social inclusion and a top priority for the World Bank. This project is aimed at ...

AES-Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Mignot stressed that the EU was not in support of ECOWAS splitting, saying that regionalism is the path to prosperity and stability. The envoy spoke on Monday ...

The sound of children playing once again fills the streets of Burbaguena since a refugee centre opened in the small village ...

The Economic Community of West African States is making a final attempt to engage with Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso as the three nations prepare to formalise their withdrawal from the regional ...