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Pope Leo XIV is the latest public figure targeted by peddlers of false information about Burkina Faso and its leader, Ibrahim ...
Burkina Faso is poised to increase its industrial gold mining this year as a project by Mauritius’s Soleil Resources ...
A video of Pope Leo addressing media professionals has been altered to show him praising Burkina Faso’s military leader ...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, 34 years old, became the provisional head of Burkina Faso’s government after a military coup in ...
The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara” as a way to rally a country ...
Experts dubbed those countries a “coup belt.” Among others, that belt includes Burkina Faso. Russia and the juntas frame the anti-West glissade as a start of decolonization processes leading ...
The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist extremists and the government’s brutal effort to drive them out.
(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities ...
Burkina Faso's junta chief on Friday said the prime ministers functions were "terminated" and that the government had been dissolved. No reasons were given for the decision. Burkina Faso's ruling ...