This strategic move, finalised via a recent decree, is part of a broader initiative to increase the nation's control over its ...

Burkina Faso's military junta leader Ibrahim Traore has sought deeper military ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup ...

Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, ...

Education ministers from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seek solutions as conflict and displacement push education to the brink ...

There were jubilant celebrations in Burkina Faso following President Ibrahim Traoré's unveiling of the country's first-ever ...

Burkina Faso has completed the transfer of five gold mining assets to the country’s state-owned miner, according to a decree ...

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

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

According to a video circulating on Facebook, US president Donald Trump said Africa’s mineral resources belonged to his ...

In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched ...

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy has responded to the backlash which followed his proposal to hold a free concert in Burkina ...