As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...

Since 2020, he had carried that rifle as part of a volunteer militia mobilized by Burkina Faso’s military. Early on, he said, ...

Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised authorities in Burkina Faso for their effort to regain control of the country, ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The ...

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84 ...

The Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of the fathers of African cinema, died on Wednesday in a Bamako clinic aged 84, his ...

Interview. Activist Dayamba Bindré Roger warns that crises and conflicts increase vulnerability, making people easy targets ...

A sprawling green belt covering 2,000 hectares now encircles Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, serving as both a barrier ...

Ghanaian international Reggae/Kuchoko artiste Blakk Rasta has been booked to headline FESPACO, the largest film festival in ...

The Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), composed of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is aiming to harmonise its laws on town planning ...

Souleymane Cisse, the legendary Malian filmmaker known as one of the fathers of African cinema, has died at the age of 84 in ...