The son of one of Mali's top politicians says the country's ruling junta has arrested his father for criticizing the military ...

A Nigerien-Ivorian journalist has been jailed in Niger over allegations he attempted to destabilise fellow junta-led Sahel nation Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast's consul to Niger said on Wednesday.

A Malian dissident was detained in the capital Bamako Wednesday under pressure from authorities in Burkina Faso, who accused him of making "extremely serious remarks" against the neighbouring ...

The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African ...

More than 150 African and European artists performed and over 4,500 theatre lovers were able to escape the country's grim ...

For a week, Dabone joined dozens of others displaced by violence to perform at Recreatrales, an international theatre ...

The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is allegedly discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and ...

Dhaka, the capital, often faces severe smog ... urbanisation in cities like Dushanbe contributes to poor air quality. Burkina Faso rounds out the top five, with a PM2.5 level of 46.6 µg/m³.

Home of honest people - that's how the name of this African country translates. Burkina Faso is located in West Africa and borders six neighbors at once, landlocked. Despite its exotic name, the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - A mural reading “Stay vigilant and mobilised” is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday.

For the second year in a row, Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to NRC.