The AES-ECOWAS split has sparked pragmatic cooperation based on strategic interests between neighbouring countries.Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African ...

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is remaking his nation, and in the process, making enemies in the West. Since taking power in ...

Chad is home to one of the world’s largest shea tree reserves, with up to 82 million trees. • The country could produce up to 800,000 tons of shea nuts per year if fully developed. • Shea butter ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...

Taliban-controlled media say the group’s acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt.

At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new report. It says the ...

BAMAKO, Mali — An attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, an aid worker and local residents said Monday. The attack on several locations ...