Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...

The attacks highlight the difficulties the three Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, ruled by military leaders, are facing in containing the armed groups. Burkina Faso authorities have ...

Censorship restricts information flow. Many residents fled to Mali. The nation faces a severe security crisis. Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore (AP) DAKAR: At least 100 civilians were killed ...

At least 130 civilians belonging to the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and allied ... were forced to flee to neighbouring Mali in search of protection.

Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger have all seen military officers seize power in coups since 2020. The new leaders have introduced new mining codes to increase local control over the ...

Burkina Faso's army directed and participated in a ... “Thousands of Fulani families from over 20 villages set out for [neighbouring] Mali in search of protection,” said a Fulani herder ...

More Than 100 Killed in Jihadi Attack in Northern Burkina Faso BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, an aid ...

At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near ... residents fled across the border into neighboring Mali, the report said. “Today, in the whole province ...

The attacks highlight the difficulties the three Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, ruled by military leaders, are facing in containing the insurgents. Burkina authorities have not ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria has launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, targeting the country's military head of state, Ibrahim Traoré.

The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali's capital Bamako. The ...