Burkina Faso's ruling junta must "impartially investigate and appropriately prosecute" those implicated in an apparent massacre of civilians this month shown in videos circulating on social media, ...

Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre ...

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 against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022.

Overnight Thursday into Friday, army launched 'an offensive operation' that led to 'the neutralization of nine terrorists,' a ...

Ibrahim Traor eacute; rsquo;s rise to power in Burkina Faso through a military coup reflects the country rsquo;s deep ...

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 ...

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 ...