The country's malaria cases fell by 32 percent and deaths dropped by 44 percent between 2024 and 2025, with deaths among children under five down almost 60 percent.Between 2024 and 2025, Burkina Faso ...

The alliance brings together Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. It is currently chaired by Mali’s leader, Ibrahim Traoré. The ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré expelled French forces, embraced anti-Western politics and moved closer to ...

Burkina Faso plans to bring mobile and Internet coverage to 1,000 communities, connecting up to 2 million people in 2026 Nearly 2,000 communities remain unserved, while only 28.3% of the population ...

Kotelemela Bolingo brings together revolutionary artists from around the world to honor Assata Shakur and Pauline Lumumba ...

Burkina Faso has secured an initial $60 million in financing toward a 119 MW thermal power plant in Ouagadougou, with the facility expected to become the country’s largest and begin operating in 2027 ...

Burkina Faso has banned NGOs from taking or publishing degrading photos of vulnerable people receiving humanitarian aid as ...

A major power project in Burkina Faso is to proceed after securing a first US$60mn tranche of a US$300mn corporate loan facility from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) The funds will support the ...

Mali is not Syria, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is not Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. While the fall of the Bashar ...

France pulls all its diplomats out of Burkina Faso in a tit-for-tat move after Ougadougou cut ties with Paris last month.

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore on Monday, July 6, called for stronger cooperation among Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta has approved a law requiring every Burkinabè student wishing to pursue higher education ...