The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African ...

Last week a government source told the media that Burkina Faso’s military junta plans to reinstate the death penalty, which ...

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a ...

The latest execution in Burkina Faso was in 1988, according to rights group Amnesty International. It concerned four leaders accused of an attempted coup d’état to depose president Blaise ...

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...

A newspaper seller with newspapers in Ouagadougou headlining the September 2022 military coup The media environment in Burkina Faso is relatively robust but US-based NGO Freedom House says the ...

Dozens of people have been shot dead at a mosque on the same day that a church was attacked, say the authorities in Burkina Faso. It was during early-morning prayers on Sunday that the gunmen ...

(Nairobi) – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should focus on the most critical issues facing Burkina Faso during its country review on October 23, 2024, Human Rights Watch ...

In the current environment, where there is a heated competition with U.S. adversaries, we need to train our focus on behaviors and attitudes informed by human geography: What do people believe, when ...

Burkina Faso has long been known for its artistic and cultural festivals, whose themes range from film to dance to theater ...

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on Saturday. The latest execution in Burkina ...

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on Saturday. The latest execution in Burkina ...