The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is extremely concerned about the 500,000 FCFA (USD 843) fine imposed on BF1 Television by Burkina Faso's media regulator, the Conseil Supérieur de la ...

Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso, came under attack this morning by jihadist forces, adding to the string of violent ...

Burkina Faso raised 40.35 billion CFA ($67 million) in a recent bond auction but had to accept high interest rates. • Investor confidence is shaken following a government request for commercial banks ...

F our decades ago a 34-year-old army captain from Burkina Faso stood before the UN General Assembly and demanded a new world order. The speech, which was watched eagerly by young ...

A leading Nigerian priest has praised President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso for making a strong statement in favor of ...

Ibrahim Traore is Burkina Faso’s president today, courtesy of two coups in under nine months – January and September 2022. He ...

Arrested journalists reappear in army gear, fueling concerns about the junta’s crackdown on press freedom in Burkina Faso.

The creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to pursue economic and security ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, Mission Chief for Burkina Faso, held meetings in Ouagadougou during April 1–8 in the context of the third review of Burkina Faso's ...

Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have plunged to historic lows as the two ...

A video circulated on social media on April 2, 2025, showing three outspoken journalists from Burkina Faso in military ...

A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response to ...