Since Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in September 2022, several foreign media outlets have been suspended or banned in Burkina Faso.

The U.S. State Department regularly updates its catalog of travel advisories for all foreign countries. These notices serve ...

Burkina Faso's junta has been accused of secretly detaining journalist Atiana Serge Oulon and others, reflecting a broader ...

Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview ...

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed by the army and armed groups since 2023, Human Rights Watch says.

Amnesty International calls the latest Traore government crackdown a ‘flagrant attack’ on basic rights.

Manal Mohammed is a senior lecturer of medical microbiology at the University of Westminster. Since the COVID variant Omicron emerged in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants.

The conflict in Mali has now escalated into a regional war, as Niger and Burkina Faso launch joint airstrikes against rebel ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that “people need to ‌forget about democracy” and that “democracy kills”, the latest sign he aims to rule ...