Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has sacked his Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the entire government. The dismissal of the head of government ...
As neighbors, Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso have a long history of political and at times security entanglements. During Cote d’Ivoire’s off-and-on civil war between 2002 and 2011 ...
In what was widely seen as punishment for his strident criticism of Burkina Faso's military rulers ... "The Burkinabé authorities are waging a legitimate war but responding to abuse with abuse ...
Burkina Faso's military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another five years. The country's ruler, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, will also be able to contest the next presidential ...
Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...
Around half of Burkina Faso’s territory remains outside of government control, analysts say. The country’s transitional government has been running under a constitution approved by a national assembly ...