Faso

Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists, security sources said on Wednesday.  Issued on: 07/06/2023 - 13:54…

Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with jihadist insurgents who control swathes of the country as officials reported that around 40 people had been killed in fresh attacks.…

Burkina Faso’s interim leader said Russia is a “strategic ally” but denied that the Kremlin-linked mercenary group Wagner were engaged in the west African nation’s fight against Islamist insurgents.President Ibrahim Traoré, who…

FRANCE 24 and its sister radio RFI have joined a group of 30 African and international news organisations and monitors in an appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso. The news outlets and rights groups call…

Pressure is mounting on the authorities in Burkina Faso after more than 150 civilians were massacred by uniformed men in northern villages. At a press conference on Saturday, FRANCE 24 spoke to a representative for…

Issued on: 28/04/2023 - 01:17 An attack on a military detachment in east Burkina Faso on Thursday left 33 soldiers dead and 12 injured, the military-led government said,…

Issued on: 24/04/2023 - 07:41 Sixty people were killed in Burkina Faso by attackers wearing military uniforms, a prosecutor said late Sunday, announcing an investigation…

Issued on: 14/04/2023 - 00:28 The head of the military junta has said he aims to recapture 40% of the country's territory, as the deadly insurgency continues.…

Issued on: 08/04/2023 - 20:00 Forty-four civilians have been killed by "armed terrorist groups" in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border, a…

Issued on: 02/04/2023 - 09:39 Burkina Faso has expelled correspondents from France's 'Le Monde' and 'Libération' dailies, the newspapers said on Sunday, the latest move…