More than 1,800 civilians have been killed by the army and armed groups since 2023, Human Rights Watch says. How will strained ties between ECOWAS and neighbours Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso affect ...

(Johannesburg) – Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring villagers, displaced people, and Christian worshipers, Human Rights Watch said today. Since ...

Burkina Faso has proposed a high-level bilateral session with Nigeria aimed at reviewing existing areas of cooperation and ...

By Edward Acquah, GNAAccra, Sept. 7, GNA – Ghana and Burkina Faso are exploring opportunities for deeper cooperation in public sector reforms, human capital development and responsible adoption of ...

2024 saw Africa deepen its ties with Russia, as more countries broke their Western partnerships, expelled troops, fined and delicensed businesses involved in exploiting natural resources, CNN reported ...

6.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 2.1 million people are internally displaced 46 locations under siege of nonstate armed groups 40% of people live below the poverty line Support ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Burkina Faso’s military junta dissolved all political parties, transferring their assets to the state. The ...

"We have witnessed an escalating pattern of repression. But what pushed us to include the country this year is the sharp scale and intensity of state action against civil society," said Civicus's ...