In the heart of Burkina Faso's drylands, in the village of Zoungou, a quiet transformation is underway. Alhaji Birba Issa, a smallholder onion farmer, bends over neat rows of lush green crops, the hum ...

Burkina Faso has dissolved the national electoral commission (CENI), citing sovereignty concerns. The military government ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s military rulers have dissolved the country’s independent electoral commission, authorities ...

Five reasons why Burkina Faso ranks as one of the countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist extremists and the government’s brutal effort to drive them out.

Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media.

The military junta in Burkina Faso, a West African nation struggling to defeat extremist groups, has been forcibly conscripting critics, say human rights organizations.

Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for the second year.

The decision by Burkina Faso's transitional military government to suspend France 24 broadcasts violates the right to a free and independent media.

Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its crackdown on dissent.

A gold mining boom in Burkina Faso over the last decade propelled Boukary Diallo from being a vendor on a market stall to running a meat business supplying a mine near Ouahigouya, his home town in ...

The men were shot as they slept outside, having spent their days underground, choking in the Sahel dust, digging and panning for gold.