Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview aired on state television.

Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's economic capital, found himself suddenly confronted by the military-led country's culture minister ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In June 2025, videos surfaced on social media alleging that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had told interim ...

(Bloomberg) -- Russia bolstered its influence in the troubled Sahel region of West Africa with about 100 military personnel ...

Yousra Elbagir, a journalist with British TV channel Sky News, has become the target of a smear campaign by supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré after she raised ...

Burkina Faso has moved to high alert as the fallout from Mali’s escalating conflict spreads across the Sahel. President Ibrahim Traoré has ordered heightened security in the capital, with elite units ...

Burkina Faso has unveiled a new $300 million national stadium built under President Ibrahim Traore’s administration The country is set to host its first home football match in over three years The ...

Since Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in September 2022, several foreign media outlets have been suspended or banned in Burkina Faso.

DAKAR - As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim ...

Traore led the coup that ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, who had seized power in a previous coup in January and ...