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

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

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

Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...

Ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic plan to ... were an opportunity to pursue the implementation of “instruments, mechanisms and procedures” and the “legal architecture ...

UN Human Rights Office should follow up on transnational repression around the world, as well as abuses in China and Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...

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 ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of sometimes indiscriminate ...

Burkina Faso has a score of 41 this year, with a change of 0 since last year, meaning it ranks 82 out of 180 countries. Find out about key corruption issues in Burkina Faso in CPI 2024 for Sub-Saharan ...