With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso’s security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he ...

The Last African Hero, starring Ghanaian actor Kwadwo Nkansah, also known as Lilwin, has ignited controversy over its ...

Pope Leo XIV is the latest public figure targeted by peddlers of false information about Burkina Faso and its leader, Ibrahim ...

In this Feb. 18, 2020 photo, Burkina Faso paratroopers are being trained at the U.S. military-led annual Flintlock counterterrorism exercise in West Africa. (AP Photo/Cheikh A.T Sy) United States ...

The reduction in French soldiers is leaving a vacuum in the region, which is being increasingly filled by private military ...

Burkina Faso's new president came to power in a dramatic coup, winning hearts across Africa with fiery rhetoric and viral social media appeal.

While many continue to look at Burkina Faso as the next likely site of political upheaval, they may be looking in the wrong direction. If we define a "successful coup" as one that occurs with ...

A 36-minute video purporting to show Pope Leo XIV reading a statement denouncing colonialism and praising Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the 37-year-old leader of Burkina Faso, has garnered nearly a ...

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This is one of many coup plots reported since Traoré assumed the presidency, and heavy security has been instituted around him. AFRICOM’s annual Operation Flintlock is underway now, until May 14. This ...