Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and traumatized, they fled in search of safety, food and shelter.

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive intervention of Morocco to secure their release.

Burkina Faso Joins Chad, Senegal in Criticising Macron’s Comments on Africa | Firstpost Africa Burkina Faso has joined Chad and Senegal in vociferously criticising French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments last week on Africa.

A group known as Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiative has commended the federal government over its diplomatic efforts in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

Ibrahim Traore hits back at French president saying that African leaders had ‘forgotten to say thank you" to Paris for ‘helping to combat’ insurgencies - Anadolu Ajansı

Catholic bishops in Benin extended their condolences to the families of at least 28 soldiers who were killed by terrorists on January 8.

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move to decolonise the country’s judicial system. Announcing the decision,

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of harmful chemicals, explosives and drugs.

The law that could see 2015 coup plotters pardoned might set a dangerous precedent, while the current president has already dodged several coup attempts, according to state media

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and ...