A Catholic charity has made it possible for a diocese in Burkina Faso to provide six months' basic food supply to impoverished IDPs (internally displaced persons). Bishop Joseph Sama of Nouna has ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is “insulting all Africans," Burkina Faso President Capt. Ibrahim Traore has said, urging African nations to end military pacts with Paris. "(Macron) has ...

Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...

The holstered pistol could clearly be seen as Capt Ibrahim Traore (L) greeted Ghana's new President John Mahama (R) Burkina Faso's military leader Capt Ibrahim Traore attracted attention when he ...

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But Stephanie Burko couldn’t identify anyone who had threatened her — she claimed she didn’t know them — and firefighters saw her igniting other blazes in the area, according to the documents. She had ...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso has received over 100 infantry vehicles from China's NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation) as part of an initiative to strengthen its military ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday in Abuja officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The decision, taken by the ...

The military junta of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic will end their membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2025, the regional bloc said on Sunday.

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