Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the dissolution of more than 100 associations and civil society groups – which ...

Territorial Administration Minister Emile Zerbo said the latest dissolutions are part of efforts to enforce that law. He ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré has dissolved 118 civil society groups in a sweeping move authorities say is ...

According to the report, of the 1,837 civilians killed in the country between January 2023 and August 2025, more than 1,200 were the result of government forces. Over 2 million people are estimated to ...

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.

Egg suppliers in Koforidua in the Eastern Region have joined calls for the government to engage Burkina Faso over a trade ...

Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

The military leader of Burkina Faso has said that its citizens should forget about democracy. The statement came amid ongoing ...

Burkina Faso has rejected a report that said more than 1,800 civilians have been killed in acts amounting to "crimes against ...

The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The multiparty system had been "promoting division among citizens", the ...

Conflict. Climate shock. Water scarcity and rising food insecurity. The humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso, a small, landlocked country in the Central Sahel region of West Africa, is one of the ...