DAKAR, Senegal -- A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...

Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty for treason, terrorism, and espionage.

DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — The military leader of Burkina Faso will remain in office for another five years following the signing of a new charter after national consultations in the capital on ...

DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s government has opened investigations into allegations of human rights abuses by its security forces after a video surfaced that appeared to show the ...

Military rulers took power in Burkina Faso in 2022, but they have largely failed to provide stability [File: Olympia de Maismont/AFP] An al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed it killed 200 soldiers in an ...

FILE PHOTO: Sahel junta leaders meet for a summit in Niamey DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalises homosexuality. The ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday declared the United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak as “persona non grata” over an official U.N. report that ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year. That’s according to a ...

DAKAR – Burkina Faso has allegedly made an agreement with Russia's Wagner Group in which the shadowy mercenary outfit will help the West African country deal with surging jihadi violence in exchange ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights ...