The military regime in Burkina Faso on Friday announced that it was creating new rapid response forces, recruiting 14,000 soldiers and thousands of civilian support staff, to fight jihadist violence.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...
Ibrahim Traor eacute; rsquo;s rise to power in Burkina Faso through a military coup reflects the country rsquo;s deep ...
ECOWAS has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and ...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré is leading Burkina Faso to self-sufficiency by rejecting Western control and continuing Thomas Sankara’s legacy.
The military sources told the AFP that the attack occurred in the village of Kodyel in Foutouri district. Burkina Faso army is fighting against the al-Qaida and the Islamic State, who have killed ...
Overnight Thursday into Friday, army launched 'an offensive operation' that led to 'the neutralization of nine terrorists,' a ...
"My elder brother, his wife and children were all killed by the [Burkinabe] army. It pains me a lot ... and named jihadist commanders in Burkina Faso. The BBC was put in touch with the men ...
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Armed assailants attacked several targets in Burkina Faso’s capital on Friday, including the army headquarters and the French embassy, in a coordinated assault that France’s ...