Burkina Faso is declaring a state of emergency in provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday. "The president has decided to declare ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Armed assailants killed at least 22 civilians and three police officers during an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, the interim government said on Monday.

Ouagadougou — Kompienga, in eastern Burkina Faso, is the country's most verdant province -- but for how long? Research conducted over the past three years has shown that forests there have ...

Burkina Faso military officers responsible for the January 2022 coup ... armed Islamist groups killed at least 250 civilians and scores of security force members during attacks in several provinces.

OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Seventeen soldiers and 36 volunteer fighters have been killed in heavy clashes with militants in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday, the worst attack ...

Two suspected attacks have killed at least 18 people, including 16 vigilantes supporting the army, in Burkina Faso, security sources said on Friday. Thursday’s attacks in the north and northwest ...

All this, of course, presumes that Burkina Faso will make a good-faith effort to tackle widespread corruption. On this front, Burkina Faso has made some impressive improvement. In 2016, it was ranked ...

Bam, a province Burkina Faso, was once a migration source due to land degradation. This is changing thanks to soil and water conservation projects. flickr/ Ollivier Girard/ CIFOR.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Armed attackers killed at least 33 people when they opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso, the governor of the Boucle du Mouhoun region said on Saturday.

Burkina Faso is declaring a state of emergency in provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday. "The president has decided to declare ...