International relations expert and security analyst, Dr. Vladimir Antwi Danso, has dismissed concerns over the presence of Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, at the inauguration of ...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso has received over 100 infantry vehicles from China's NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) as part of an initiative to strengthen its military ...

Gunfire erupted in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Sunday after soldiers from the country’s army mutinied and seized control of a military base. Shooting was also reported at ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Internally displaced people wait for aid in Djibo, Burkina Faso, May 26, 2022, when violence linked to al ...

Four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for over a year on espionage accusations have been released, France's foreign ... Ten soldiers were killed and another seven wounded in a terrorist attack in ...

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From security to politics, the spread of false information is a constant threat in Burkina Faso. Gildas Da has a look.

Burkina Faso's military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, in Ouagadougou in 2022. The Transitional legislative assembly passed legislation offering amnesty to those in a failed coup in 2015.