As part of their clampdown on dissent, Burkina Faso's military rulers' latest targets have included an influential imam, ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official ...

Traore led the coup that ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, who had seized power in a previous coup in January and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In June 2025, videos surfaced on social media alleging that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had told interim ...

Traoré, who seized power after ousting interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup d'état in September 2022, has been enjoying some positive reviews on social media recently. Admirers have ...

Burkina Faso's military government under Captain Ibrahim Traoré has suspended the country's largest student union, deepening ...

In Burkina Faso, on May 25, 2024, a national conference took place to establish the country’s new political agenda. This conference concluded with a five-year extension to its military transition, ...

Côte d’Ivoire is trying to contain three burning fronts on its borders with Mali and Burkina Faso: the terrorist threat at its gates, a refugee influx that is testing community cohesion, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore attends a joint news conference following a meeting of Russian foreign ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official ...