Demonstrators chant support for Moscow, demand France exit the West African country and warn regional bloc ECOWAS against ...

The military government, in power since 2022 coup, accused France of having ‘neo-colonial ambitions’.

In this photo provided by RIA Novosti, Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré arrives at the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in ...

Burkina Faso's military government has severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler and key security partner ...

The West African country's junta accused the former colonial power of undermining its national interests.

It’s been three years since Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso through a coup d’état. He justified his takeover by claiming previous leaders had failed to protect the country from ...

Burkina Faso’s army chiefs and French President Francois Hollande on Monday ordered coup leaders to lay down their arms as troops headed from the provinces towards the capital Ouagadougou. The stark ...

Burkina Faso’s coup leader said Tuesday he would abide by a deal reached with top African mediators, but warned his men would defend themselves if attacked after the army entered the capital. General ...

Burkina Faso's ruling junta, lead by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, announced late Friday it has cut diplomatic ties with former colonial ruler France, accusing Paris of persistently acting against its ...