Burkina Faso's junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and ...

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, sharply increasing its earlier death toll claim, according to a group that tracks ...

Hundreds of jihadists carried out simultaneous attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, killing several dozen people - ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the need for collaboration and stronger ties among African countries. Tinubu spoke ...

"Nigeria launches first missile strike on Burkina Faso's capital, targets president and military ... We operate from Cape ...

BY MAYOWA KAMARUDEEN IBRAHIM The Central Sahel region, encompassing Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has long been ...

The Burkinabe strongman swept into power following a coup in September 2022 amid growing anti-French sentiments in the Sahel ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt.

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and others criticizing him ABUJA, Nigeria -- As news emerged this week about ...