Africa: Burkina Faso

With flags, appeals to patriotism and reminders of its revered revolutionary leader, Burkina Faso has been calling for v ...

Jihadists have dynamited bridges and mounted deadly attacks against supply convoys, blockading Burkina Faso's northern t ...

Burkina Faso's defence minister on Tuesday declared the country was fighting for survival in its seven-year-old battle ...

Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso's eastern province, security sources told AFP o ...

Ibrahim Traoré, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowi ...

A forum bringing together political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces got ...

A young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso was on Friday unanimously named interim president until e ...

A young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso drew signs of support Friday for him to serve as the transi ...

Political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces launched talks on Friday to ch ...

Political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces gather Friday to chart the nex ...

Demonstrators gathered in the capital of Burkina Faso on Thursday to show their support for the country's new junta lead ...

Just a week ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was an unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. But in the space of a we ...

Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, afte ...