Several West African countries are intensifying efforts to shed remnants of their colonial past by renaming streets, squares, ...

Anti-Western disinformation is rampant in Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel, with analysts and governments claiming ...

In Burkina Faso, a “site of fear” has been transformed into one of remembrance and hope with the opening of a mausoleum ...

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has survived numerous assassination attempts since taking power in 2022, amid a complex web of internal betrayal ...

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a ...

THE current wave of military-led administrations in Africa's Sahel region—particularly in countries like Burkina Faso under ...

Four kidnappers were killed in the raid, the French army said, adding that the American military had provided intelligence. Former colonial ruler France has 4,500 troops deployed in Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Kehinde Sanni spends his days smoothing out dents and repainting scratched bumpers in a modest autobody shop in Lagos. He has ...

Burkina Faso’s (then Upper Volta) Role in WWII As part of French West Africa ... moving away from former colonial power France. Russia’s Wagner Group has a presence in the Sahel, supporting ...