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

Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...

02/04/2025 February 4, 2025 The military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially left ECOWAS. We look at what led to the fallout, how ECOWAS tried to get them back, and ...

In Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the first person to receive the newly introduced AES passport ...

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 ...

The ECOWAS bloc has offered some concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from the union ・ECOWAS granted concessions to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger following their exit from ...

Burkina Faso produced about 67 tonnes of gold in 2021. Since then, production has steadily declined due to security challenges. Despite new projects, the future of the gold sector remains uncertain.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali ...

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

Burkina Faso, a nation once synonymous with the revolutionary ideals of Thomas Sankara, has found a new torchbearer in President Ibrahim Traoré. At just 34 years old, Traoré has not only revitalized ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A mural reading " remain vigilant and mobilised” is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday March 1 ...