Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalizes homosexuality. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Burkina Faso soldiers marched into the capital Ouagadougou without resistance late on Monday as army leaders began surrender talks with the elite presidential guard that staged a coup against the ...

2024 saw Africa deepen its ties with Russia, as more countries broke their Western partnerships, expelled troops, fined and delicensed businesses involved in exploiting natural resources, CNN reported ...

A television shows the cut signal of the France 24 channel hours after the junta in Burkina Faso suspended the channel on March 27, 2023, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso’s human rights ...

Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's economic capital, found himself suddenly confronted by the military-led country's culture ...

The following is a guest post from New York University political scientist David Stasavage. Follow him on Twitter @stasavage. Blaise Compaoré — the recently ousted president of Burkina Faso — lasted a ...

Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for persons convicted, its justice ...

6.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 2.1 million people are internally displaced 46 locations under siege of nonstate armed groups 40% of people live below the poverty line Support ...