Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised authorities in Burkina Faso for their effort to regain control of the country, ...

was abducted by security forces in civilian clothes while he was renewing his passport at the passport office in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. He was taken to an unknown location. Three days ...

As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...

UN Human Rights Office should follow up on transnational repression around the world, as well as abuses in China and Burkina Faso Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe.

Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from ECOWAS has placed more burden on the Nigerian military.Abubakar said this at the opening of the First ...

The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious ...

ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. The military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn from the Economic Community of ...