Burkina Faso has completed the transfer of five gold mining assets to the country's state-owned miner, according to a decree published late on Wednesday, finalising a process that began in August to ...

In Burkina Faso, many back Traoré’s pan-African push, though some northern villagers suffer from his harsh anti-terrorism tactics.

Across the continent, thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to their ancient customs—while reshaping their traditions ...

The Associated Press tracked a convoy of Russian-flagged cargo vessels that docked in recent weeks in West African ports.

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Tiy Todd Burkina Faso, the “Land of the Upright People,” is a nation embodying a revolutionary declaration. Former President Thomas Sankara and today’s President Ibrahim Traoré speak to the hearts of ...

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