At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis ABUJA, Nigeria -- At least 100 villagers and soldiers were ...

DAKAR, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they were digging trenches around a town to protect it ...

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Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade - a Russian private military ...

A newspaper seller with newspapers in Ouagadougou headlining the September 2022 military coup The media environment in Burkina Faso is relatively robust but US-based NGO Freedom House says the ...

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Al Qaeda Branch Says It Killed 300 Fighters, Not Civilians, in Burkina Faso Attack By David Lewis (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group said it killed nearly 300 people in Saturday's devastating ...

ZURICH, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A Swiss citizen working on a U.S.-funded aid project has been arrested in Burkina Faso, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland and a foreign official ...

At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village ...

(Reuters) - At least six Burkina Faso magistrates have been conscripted to serve in the military this month for taking action against pro-junta activists and other individuals, three unions of ...

Burkina Faso has experienced a convergence of crises, including inter-ethnic violence, armed conflict, poverty, inequalities, food insecurity, and environmental change. As a result, over 1.4 million ...