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

"I don't even know how to explain how it felt.” Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation of 23 million in Sahel, an arid strip of land south of the Sahara, used to be known for its bustling arts scene ...

More than 150 African and European artists performed and over 4,500 theatre lovers were able to escape the country's grim ...

Check with your travel company for the latest information. Land borders are closed. Citizens should be aware that political instability continues in Burkina Faso, that the situation is tense and ...

Last week a government source told the media that Burkina Faso’s military junta plans to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the 2018 penal code. The last known executions in ...

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 foreign minister praised cooperation with Russia on Saturday, November 9, as "suiting" his country better than its historic ties with France. Following a 2022 military coup ...

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's armed forces say they are investigating a gruesome video that purports to show military volunteers hacking apart a dead body with machetes, while gloating to the camera. Work is ...

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 ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Burkina Faso has long been known for its artistic and cultural festivals, whose themes range from film to ...

Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou. (Reuters) Burkina Faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country ...