Burkina Faso’s Center for the Promotion of Poultry and the Multiplication of High-Performance Animals (CPAMAP) has opened discussions with Brazil’s Daniel Franco Institute (IDF), an organization known ...

Burkina Faso's army directed and participated in a massacre by pro-government militias of at least 130 civilians in March around the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

Burkina Faso’s economy experienced significant shifts before and after President Ibrahim Traoré took power in 2022. Before then, the country enjoyed relatively strong GDP growth, averaging ...

Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, the country's prime minister said, as the West African country seeks a bigger share of revenue from its national resources.

Like neighbours Mali and Niger, Burkina Faso is pushing for greater control over its resources. Copper $ 4.8335 / lb -0.36%. Brent Crude Oil $ 77.01 / bbl 1.17%. Palladium $ 1054.9 / ozt -0.20%.

Burkina Faso's junta said on Monday it had thwarted a "major plot" to sow "total chaos" that it believes originated in the Ivory Coast, as the country continues to see increased insecurity despite ...

04/22/2025 April 22, 2025. The military regime in Burkina Faso has said its intelligence service thwarted a plot to overthrow the junta in April. It said the coup attempt was planned in Ivory Coast.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37 ...

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta appointed a new Prime Minister, a day after dissolving the government without providing any reason. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, until now ...

Burkina Faso's junta chief on Friday said the prime ministers functions were "terminated" and that the government had been dissolved. No reasons were given for the decision.

The future for Burkina Faso’s mining sector, despite the fact that it accounts for 2,349bn CFA francs (approximately $3.86m) in export revenues and up to 20% of government tax revenues, continues to ...