STORY: Ouagadougou is a city on edge, after Burkina Faso's coup on Friday (September 30). But on Sunday (October 2), the West African country's new, self-declared leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said ...

Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said on Sunday that the situation was under control, urging people to refrain from acts of vandalism targeting the French embassy, a ...

SaharaReporters previously reported that Burkina Faso’s ruling junta had detained 11 Nigerian military officers and seized a Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft after it made an emergency ...

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 ...

The White House said Thursday it was “deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation” in Burkina Faso, as protests turned violent over a bid to extend President Blaise Compaore’s 27-year rule.

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) --The White House responded Thursday to "the deteriorating situation in Burkina Faso," after protests erupted over efforts to extend the president's 27-year rule. Protesters ...

As the group stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025 enters its decisive phase, eight countries will face off ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso has become so dire that some women and children have only eaten leaves and salt for weeks, a top U.N. official said after a ...