A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) – The latest developments in the assault of a hotel by al-Qaida-linked gunmen in Burkina Faso’s capital. All times are local: In a separate development, Abi Ouattara, ...

Across West Africa rsquo;s Sahel region, violent extremism has spread like wildfire, destabilizing nations and uprooting ...

In early May, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, launched a series of large-scale, coordinated attacks in the north and east of Burkina Faso, highlighting the deteriorating security ...

After their stunning win over defending champions Germany, Burkina Faso's coach and captain look ahead to a fascinating last-16 battle with Uganda.

The government of Ibrahim Traoré seeks to reduce dependence on imports in a country where 80% of the population are farmers.

A new framework for decentralised cooperation has been established between Burkina Faso and the Russian Federation. Maurice ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — People lined up at gas stations and money machines in Burkina Faso’s capital on Thursday as life began returning to normal after a week-long coup. Interim President Michel ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) – Burkina Faso’s president says forces have killed a fourth extremist in a nearby hotel. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said Saturday that Burkina Faso and French ...