Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Sahel Region, Burkina Faso - January 12 ... a marked ancestral date of this diverse local culture, only officially recognized in recent decades from Morocco to Libya. FOOTAGE OF THE ALGERIAN ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The young West African students ... have helped establish clubs dedicated to Russian language and culture. “We know Russia well — the language and the mentality ...

Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta ...

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts ...

In late December, Burkina Faso passed a law granting amnesty to soldiers accused of a failed 2015 military coup, against then-president Michel Kafando. The country’s current military dictator ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...

More destablization hits the sub-sahel region as the three military-led West West African nations, Mali, Niger and Burkina ...