Federal prosecutors say a Maryland man who was an employee at the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two girls while working in the African ...

Otherwise, Africa risks repeating a familiar tragedy: Revolutionary promise cut short, followed by renewed dependency and despair. That is the real dilemma before us, not democracy versus ...

Attacks claimed by JNIM in Burkina Faso contradict a United Nations report that says Mali is the main focus of the insurgency ...

Ibrahim Traoré, the interim leader of Burkina Faso since a 2022 coup, is increasingly viewed as a voice for a new, anti-imperialist world order in Africa.

Coordinated attacks by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso have led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers and civilians. The incidents highlight the growing capability of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam ...

Islamist militants have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians and overrun an army detachment over the past week in coordinated attacks across multiple regions of Burkina Faso, according to internal ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review under the 48-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that was approved on September 21, 2023. The ...

The ruling military junta has eliminated all political parties, deepening authoritarian control while justifying the move as state reconstruction during a security crisis.

Murder trial opens for Burkina presidential guards. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Reuters) -- A military tribunal in Burkina Faso began hearing a case Thursday against five president ...

The end of January 2026 effectively marked the end of party politics in Burkina Faso. On 29 January, Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s ...

A decree put into place by Burkina Faso’s military government late last week, which obliges some companies to build headquarters in the country, may affect Burkina's mobile operators.

A series of jihadist attacks on army detachments in Burkina Faso's north and east this week left at least 10 people dead, security sources told AFP on Sunday.