Burkina Faso's military junta has dissolved all the political parties in the country and scrapped the laws governing them, ...

**Burkina Faso’s military government said on Monday that it had foiled a “major plot” to overthrow the country’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.** The military government first gained knowledge ...

It’s the latest of several measures that rights groups say are shrinking the civic space in the Sahel nation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burkina Faso said this month it had foiled an assassination attempt on military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, but analysts -- ...

Political parties in Burkina Faso have already been banned from holding public events, but could still operate internally. Now, a decree dissolves them entirely.

Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the leader of the military junta which seized control of Burkina Faso in a military coup d’etat earlier in the year, repeated a pledge to... A court in Ouagadougou ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official ...

Togo’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday confirmed the extradition of former Burkinabè transitional president Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to Burkina Faso, following accusations of ...

LOME, Jan 20 - Togo has arrested and expelled Burkina Faso's former president to his home country after officials there accused him of attempting a coup, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

The leader of last month’s failed coup in Burkina Faso, Gen. Gilbert Diendere, has been charged with crimes against humanity, a senior military justice official said on Friday. The elite A court in ...