Former American embassy employee Fode Sitafa Mara will spend life in prison for repeatedly raping two girls while working in ...

The new Stallions coach lands to finalize contract termsBurkina Faso: Amir Abdou arrives in OuagadougouThe countdown has begun for coach Amir Abdou. After being appointed on February 28, 2026 as the ...

Attacks claimed by JNIM in Burkina Faso contradict a United Nations report that says Mali is the main focus of the insurgency ...

The case centered on Mara’s time at the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Evidence presented at trial revealed that ...

Federal prosecutors say a Maryland man who was an employee at the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two girls while working in the African ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead Stories says: Didn't Happen Did Burkina Faso reverse its September 2025 ban on LGBTQ+ conduct, as of October 21, 2025? No, ...

Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family code that criminalised homosexuality was adopted by ...

Central to the discussions was security and the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in the region.

The Lens defender clarifies his stance further and appears to have closed the Stallions chapter for good.Burkina Faso or ...

The military court detailed Compaoré’s “complicity in the assassination”, the first time a court in the country has made such an accusation. Compaoré ruled the country until 2014 when he was forced to ...

Senegal are into their second consecutive AFCON final after beating Burkina Faso 3-1 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium. Burkina Faso started the game on the front foot as Bertrand Traore fought hard to ...