Diplomatic tensions between Benin and its junta-led Sahel neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso have led to a security vacuum which jihadists are exploiting with ever-deadlier attacks, analysts told AFP.

Burkina Faso is many things. The country is considered to be the epicenter of global terrorism today. It is ranked number one ...

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the ...

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The authorities had previously ...

Edo State Government says it has rescued a 20-year-old lady, Iwinosa Okunrobo, who was trafficked to Burkina Faso and reunited her with her family.

Russia has signed a comprehensive nuclear cooperation agreement with Burkina Faso on the sidelines of the St Petersburg ...

The 2017 Accra Initiative, composed of five countries – Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo – seems to have stagnated since some member states pulled out of the regional ...

Burkina Faso to tax interest on new WAEMU bonds from Aug 1, 2025, excluding its own. • Ends unregulated tax exemption causing state revenue losses. Burkina Faso will begin taxing interest earned on ...

Donald Trump is considering expanding his travel ban on foreign countries by 36, according to a State Department cable that gives countries a deadline.