Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have thwarted a new coup attempt amid heightened political tensions in the West African ...

Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries. The move comes in response to U.S.

Burkina Faso has accused neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire of backing an alleged plot to assassinate the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, saying the plan was foiled just hours before it was ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso says it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States. The West African country was asked whether it would accept ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traoré attends John Dramani Mahama's swearing-in ceremony for his second term as Ghana's president, in Accra, Ghana, on January 7, 2025. Francis Kokoroko/REUTERS ...

The Sahel is the region most affected by terrorism, accounting for over half of all deaths from terrorism in 2024, and 19% of attacks globally, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2025 which ...

It was a somewhat surprising meeting. On Monday, the Taliban government received a delegation at its embassy in Tehran led by Burkina Faso’s ambassador to Iran, Mohammad Kaboré.

Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group said on Sunday. The ...

Belousov expressed confidence that joint efforts under the framework of the Russian-Burkinabe military cooperation agreement would enhance the combat readiness and capabilities of Burkina Faso’s armed ...

MOSCOW, May 10. /TASS/. Russia and Burkina Faso have the common goal of combating terrorism, and Russia will help the African republic to fight terrorists on its territory, Russian President Vladimir ...