Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ...

People take to the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Tuesday Jan. 25, 2022 to rally in support of the new military junta ...

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

For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed ...

Mopti Region, MaliA recent surge of attacks by an al Qaeda-linked group across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signals its ...

Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with one of the world's fastest-growing populations of internally displaced people, with the number ...

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Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

As the Greens regulation spokesperson Francisco Hernandez told RNZ, one UK study showed that AI would reduce public service ...

Burkina Faso got its current name - which translates as “land of the upright men” - in 1984, when it was renamed by its then-president Thomas Sankara. It was previously known as Upper Volta.

For the governments of West Africa's Sahel region, the stakes are even higher. Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of ...

US, UK call on Burkina Faso to investigate civilian killings. By Reuters. April 29, 2024 3:53 PM UTC Updated April 29, 2024 WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The United States and ...