Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children. She is one of just 70 eye doctors for the West African nation's 23 million people.

Burkina Faso shuts down foreign NGOs, citing sovereignty, as repression grows and rights groups warn of democratic and legal ...

Forced out of their homes by armed groups, displaced families in Burkina Faso rely on humanitarian aid to meet their children ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

President Trump is hosting 5 African leaders in Washington this week — a mini summit that's raising eyebrows over who was ...

WAF targets 290,000+ ounces of gold in Burkina Faso for 2025, up 40% from 2024 • Output driven by new Kiaka mine and continued production at Sanbrado • Long-term peak of 473,000 ounces expected by ...

General Abdourahamane Tiani, who secured his first presidential mandate at the end of March, is trying to maintain the ...

Africa is blessed with gold, cocoa, oil, and the youngest population in the world . The question one asks is: what does this country called Ghana lack? Are we not so blessed in this country? Yet ...

Niger’s military-led government has declared the nationalization of the Somair uranium mine, previously operated by the French state-owned nuclear en ...

A double attack Friday by suspected jihadists near Niger's western border with Burkina Faso left 10 troops dead, authorities ...

Bomboré gold mine increased production to 56,236 ounces in H1 2025, up from 55,663 ounces in H1 2024. Orezone generated $177 million in revenue in the first half of 2025, a sharp rise from $123 ...

Burkina's military junta, which seized power in a September 2022 coup, has made the return of national sovereignty one of its priorities.