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Burkina Faso is undergoing a transformation like never before, with massive development projects reshaping its infrastructure, economy, and future. In this video, we explore the country's most ...
Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media. Facebook posts on March 29 and 30, some shared hundreds of times, said Burkina Faso ...
Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary executions of at least 156 civilians by alleged military forces on April 20, 2023. Unlawful killings of ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called for an immediate investigation into the massacre of dozens of civilians in Burkina Faso’s city of Solenzo on March 10 and 11. In its statement, HRW ...
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 ...
In a series of massacres over the past two weeks, more than 170 people were killed in Burkina Faso, a former French colony plunged into bloodshed by France’s 2013-2022 war in neighboring Mali.
Earlier this week, Burkina Faso’s junta expelled the top United Nations representative in the country, Carol ...
The MoUs were signed by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Burkina Faso's Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yacouba Zabre Guba, on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International ...
More than 150 people, including many Christians, have been massacred by Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso, local sources told the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). On Oct. 6 ...
Burkina Faso’s military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalizes homosexuality. The West African nation has been among just 22 out of 54 countries on the ...
Dr. Claudette Yaméogo, Burkina Faso's only ophthalmologist specializing in treating children, checks Isaka Diallo who has lost vision in his left eye at the Sanou Sourou University Hospital in ...