Amnesty International has reported a surge in the use of the death penalty on the African continent, saying in a statement in ...

A brutal attack led by an al-Qaeda-affiliated group has left 22 civilians dead and 4 others injured in Burkina Faso. The ...

The country’s Foreign Minister told AFP, “There is no room for fear, because we know what we want and where we want to go.” ...

Inside were rice-based meals to feed a hungry person, like those he works to help each day. Kohol is a doctor in Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty in the West African nation's penal code, after it was abolished in 2018, a government source to... Already a Barron's subscriber?

EVANGELICAL churches in Burkina Faso have begun a month of prayer and fasting after more than 150 people, many of them ...

"BFA" is the internationally recognized ISO 3166 code for Burkina Faso, used in trade, diplomacy, and global data ...

In northern Burkina Faso, the city of Djibo has been under a jihadist blockade for two years. Doctors Without Borders, which has suffered multiple attacks, is forced to suspend its operations.

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a ...

With Burkina Faso’s head of state threatening to withdraw their licences, players in the mining sector have been trying to defuse the situation. But how long can they hold out?

Human Rights Watch has accused Burkina Faso's government of putting civilians at unnecessary risk after at least 133 people ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year. That’s ...