Traore’s sovereignty message has won support across Africa, but his record at home faces scrutiny.

Global civil society alliance CIVICUS rated Burkina Faso's civic space as 'repressed' and added the country to its Monitor ...

Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traoré is back in the spotlight amid renewed scrutiny over civic freedoms, human ...

Burkina Faso has been added to an international human rights watchlist as the military government escalates a crackdown on civil society and political rivals, while battling one of Africa’s deadliest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore arrives to the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025.

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 ...

Burkina Faso's military government has severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler and key security ...

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The ...

South Africa faces Burkina Faso at WAFCON, with both teams still in contention for a place in the quarterfinals.