Zerbo said the move would "reinforce our sovereign control on the electoral process and at the same time limit foreign influences".

Burkina Faso's military government has dissolved the country's independent electoral commission. Authorities announced the ...

According to the statement, five representatives from Burkina Faso will begin their education in Russia under an innovative project, starting next year ...

In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of "Le Testament" ("The Will"), a comedy ...

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

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Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has survived numerous assassination attempts since taking power in 2022, amid a complex web of internal betrayal, terrorist threats, and foreign ...

Ibrahim Traoré’s popularity in some west African countries may rest on shaky foundations.

Since 2023, the Burkina Faso Hydromet Project has supported the installation of 9,700 farmer rain gauges to help rural communities better manage their crop years. With a total $33 million budget, the ...

With Burkina Faso’s head of state threatening to withdraw their licences, players in the mining sector have been trying to defuse the situation. But how long can they hold out?

Up to 600 people were shot dead in a matter of hours by al Qaeda-linked militants in an August attack on a town in Burkina Faso, according to a French government security assessment that nearly ...