OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and traumatized, they fled in search of safety, food and shelter.

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among Russia’s biggest boosters.

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive intervention of Morocco to secure their release.

Ibrahim Traore hits back at French president saying that African leaders had ‘forgotten to say thank you" to Paris for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı

Over 2.5 million people in Burkina Faso have been displaced due to violence from Islamist extremists and government forces. Many have fled to the capital, Ouagadougou, where they face discrimination and lack support.

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts and

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — In a story published Jan. 6, 2025, about people in Burkina Faso displaced by Islamic extremists and government-affiliated fighters, The Associated Press ...

The law that could see 2015 coup plotters pardoned might set a dangerous precedent, while the current president has already dodged several coup attempts, according to state media

The ink had not dried on my dissertation approvals at USC, when Meg, my former wife, and I boarded a plane for Ouagadougou, Upper Volta. The country is now named Burkina Faso, the land of upright people. I signed up with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in 1978. After a brief training period, we headed for West Africa.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and ...

Over 2.1 million displaced in Burkina Faso face violence, discrimination, and neglect, challenging the military junta's stability narrative.

The nations foreign minister says entry into the Alliance of Sahel States is not impossible Togos foreign minister has hinted th