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.

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

Burkina Faso is many things. The country is considered to be the epicenter of global terrorism today. It is ranked number one ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic are among 54 African countries that will be hosted in Nigeria for the maiden African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in ...

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

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

A l-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, according to billionaire philanthropist Bill ...

Intense competition over critical minerals, a weakened UN regulatory system, the spread of terrorism, the rise of local militias and a resurgence of military rule and democratic autocracy further ...

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

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