Burkina Faso holds election under looming threat of violence
Polls closed in Burkina Faso on Sunday after a presidential and parliamentary election dominated by the threat of Islamist violence that prevented voting in hundreds...
Floods kill at least 13 and injure 19 in Burkina Faso
Floods have killed at least 13 people and injured 19 others in Burkina Faso following days of heavy rains across the country, including the capital,...
Unidentified gunmen kill about 20 in attack on cattle market in eastern Burkina Faso
A Burkina Faso soldier on patrol during the country's cycling tour, in Ouahigouya, October 29, 2018. © Issouf Sanogo, AFP Unidentified gunmen killed about 20...
Burkina’s anti-jihad volunteers stir praise and controversy
Traditional, religious and political leaders attend a rally to support the security forces, known by their initials in French as the FDS, in the capital...
Burkina Faso queries Human Rights Watch report on army killings
Burkina Faso’s government on Friday questioned the conclusions of a Human Rights Watch report which said that the West African country’s armed forces may have...
Dozen of bodies found in Burkina Faso, and rights group suspects extrajudicial killings
At least 180 bodies have been found in common graves in Djibo, a town in the north of Burkina Faso, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said...
Burkina Faso probes bullet-ridden bodies discovered after army operation
Burkina Faso’s defence ministry said on Wednesday it has launched an investigation following the discovery of seven bullet-ridden corpses in the outskirts of a town...
Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation
Soldiers from Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso conducted their first joint operation against jihadists active near their shared border, killing eight suspected militants and arresting...