But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

The woman replies that she’s in pain. Someone off camera says: “You, the Fulani people, do you think you can take over Burkina Faso? You will never! What is left for you to do here is to ...

A video circulated on social media on April 2, 2025, showing three outspoken journalists from Burkina Faso in military uniforms ...

Arrested journalists reappear in army gear, fueling concerns about the junta’s crackdown on press freedom in Burkina Faso.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human ...

Since 2015, the unrest has killed more than 26,000 people in Burkina Faso alone, according to conflict monitor ACLED. That tally included more than 13,500 victims who have died following the ...