Burkina Faso's junta has announced plans to scrap its Independent National Electoral Commission, citing high costs and ...

Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ministry will handle elections in the future, state-run RTB TV reported.

France’s exit from Senegal marks the end of the former colonizer’s decades-long military presence in West and Central Africa ...

The Burkina Faso Football Federation released on July 14 the list of 25 players called up by Issa Balboné for CHAN 2024. The ...

By Amos SAFOOn June 26, 2025, a very significant political and diplomatic event took place in Burkina Faso.This involved agreements Captain Ibrahim Traore signed with eight African, Asian, European ...

Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children. She is one of just 70 eye ...

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.

Rest of World News: Human Rights Watch reports Burkina Faso forces killed at least 100 civilians near Solenzo in March. Victims were ethnic Fulani, accused of supporting ...

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 ...

Getty Images Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022.

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 ...