Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, is the heartland of traditional textile weaving. Here, the streets are dotted ...

Volta Gur ethno-linguistic group. Here is more about their history, food, dance, languages, and weapons.

The inauguration of a new President in Ghana some few days ago brought to the fore the debate on the role of military junta in Africa’s political landscape.

Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

As much as 80% of Burkina Faso's territory is controlled by extremist groups and more civilians died from violence last year ...

Burkina Faso, a nation once synonymous with the revolutionary ideals of Thomas Sankara, has found a new torchbearer in ...

The “imazighen”, an indigenous population of North Africa, celebrate between2 and 14 the Berber New Year, a marked ancestral ...

The leaders of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani (C), Mali, Col. Assimi Goita (L), and Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traore (R), show the documents of the Confederation of Sahel States, which they ...

Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly has passed a bill granting amnesty to soldiers involved in the failed coup ...

InvestigationMembers of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive ...

Despite constant terrorist attacks suffered by Catholics in Burkina Faso from Islamic fundamentalists, vocations to the priesthood have increased in recent years, especially in dioceses located in ...

Meek Mill is getting clowned online after confusing Burkina Faso with its leader, Ibrahim Traore, in a tweet. The Philly rapper has notoriously faced years of online roasting, fueled by viral ...