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 ...

In Group L of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, the fate is already sealed, with Burkina Faso and The post ...

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 ...

Gunmen attacked customers outside a restaurant in the capital Ouagadougou Gunmen have shot dead 18 people and injured others at a cafe in the centre of of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In what was widely seen as punishment for his strident criticism of Burkina Faso's military rulers, anaesthetist Arouna Louré was forced to go to the front lines of the battle against jihadists ...

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 ...