But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

Arrested journalists reappear in army gear, fueling concerns about the junta’s crackdown on press freedom in Burkina Faso.

Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists (AJB), his deputy Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem, a reporter for the private TV station BFI, were arrested by National ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, held meetings in Ouagadougou during April 1–8 in the context of the third review of Burkina Faso's ...

Burkina Faso junta pardons 21 soldiers jailed for 2015 failed coup; move aims to boost army's anti-terror fight amid ongoing ...

Amnesty International last year accused Mali's army of using drones against civilians in incidents ... Military leaders in the three AES countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — left the Economic ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Burkina Faso authorities on Friday to immediately release three journalists detained last month. The call came after videos surfaced on social ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to inform the report on older persons in armed conflict and ...

Three  journalists arrested over criticism of Burkina Faso's military government junta have appeared in a video, saying they are at the front line to "cover the reality" of the battle against jihadist ...

Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance, as well as several senior army officers ... granted by military governments in Burkina Faso and Guinea. Since seizing power ...

Burkina Faso's interim president, Captain Ibrahim Traore ... African military ruler sets deadline to reclaim land from Jihadists The pardoned soldiers will rejoin the national army to fight terrorism ...