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Burkina Faso

Burkina Fasos military leader Ibrahim Traor took power in September 2022. - AP - Stanislav Krasilnikov

Burkina Faso added to human rights watchlist over crackdown on civil society

Aug 1, 2026 | Burkina Faso

We have witnessed an escalating pattern of repression. But what pushed us to include the country this year is the sharp ...

Jul 29, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Burkinabes have fled to neighbouring Ivory Coast to escape the authoritarian military government led by Ibrahim Traore, ...

Jul 2, 2026 | Burkina Faso

The United Nations announced Thursday it would close its human rights office in Burkina Faso, saying the authorities' in ...

Jul 1, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Military-led Burkina Faso has broken off diplomatic relations with France, its former colonial master and security partn ...

Jun 27, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso< ...

Jun 5, 2026 | Burkina Faso

As part of their clampdown on dissent, Burkina Faso's military rulers' latest targets have included an influential imam, ...

May 12, 2026 | Burkina Faso

A DJ mixing tracks at a lively bar in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's economic capital, found himself suddenly confronted ...

May 7, 2026 | Burkina Faso

By miming children juggling ammunition found on the ground or driven mad by fear, the four acrobats hope to express what ...

Apr 3, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's army, its civilian auxiliaries and jihadist groups have killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023 in ac ...

Feb 27, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has in recent days claimed to have inflicted heavy losses in Burkina Faso as a surge in deadly ...

Jan 16, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso said this month it had foiled an assassination attempt on military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, but analy ...

Jan 14, 2026 | Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso sacked their coach Brama Traore and all of his staff on Wednesday following their exit of the African Cup o ...

Dec 5, 2025 | Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code ...