OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday two days after he himself was overthrown in a coup, while the ...

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 ...

The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist extremists and the government’s brutal effort to drive them out. By Elian ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso’s army seized control of state television late Friday, declaring that the country’s coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col.

In a series of massacres over the past two weeks, more than 170 people were killed in Burkina Faso, a former French colony plunged into bloodshed by France’s 2013-2022 war in neighboring Mali. Victims ...

Burkina Faso, a poor, landlocked former French colony in the heart of West Africa, is dying. It faces one if not two jihadist insurgencies that have seized hold over much of the countryside, ...

A television shows the cut signal of the France 24 channel hours after the junta in Burkina Faso suspended the channel on March 27, 2023, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso’s human rights ...

The world's worst displacement crisis might appear to be in Ukraine, where the war with Russia has forced some 6.5 million people to leave their homes in search of a new place to live within the ...

People ride their scooters in the Gounghin district of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on Jan. 26, 2022. (Credit: Sophie Garcia/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised ...

Four officers have been detained, a junta spokesman said. LONDON -- Burkina Faso's military government announced Wednesday that Burkinabe intelligence and security services foiled a coup attempt.

Burkina Faso is experiencing one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. The IRC provides clean water; sanitation service support; and primary healthcare, including reproductive healthcare ...