The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

AN AMBUSH by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s military rulers said on Wednesday.

One of the most significant and immediate benefits of solar power in these villages is the access to dependable lighting.

Across Burkina Faso, thousands gathered on Tuesday to celebrate one year since the country withdrew from ECOWAS.

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known ... the local population could have helped conserve the natural reserve. In future, people who manage natural reserves must remember that ...

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known ... the local population could have helped conserve the natural reserve. In future, people who manage natural reserves must remember that ...

In future, people who manage natural reserves must ... their farms onto land in natural reserves. Protected areas in Burkina Faso are also threatened by illicit activities such as logging, mining ...