The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is “insulting all Africans," Burkina Faso President Capt. Ibrahim Traore has said, urging African nations to end military pacts with Paris. "(Macron) has ...

Following the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, ECOWAS outlined four key measures to maintain regional cooperation and minimize disruptionsCitizens of the three nations can still travel ...

02/04/2025 February 4, 2025 The military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially left ECOWAS. We look at what led to the fallout, how ECOWAS tried to get them back, and ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts ...

InvestigationMembers of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station ...

In less than a week, Donald Trump will be president of the U.S. — again.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy played a game nearly as magnificent as the Pebble Beach scenery Sunday as he powered his way past a pack of contenders and closed with a 6-under 66 for a two ...