CIVICUS placed Burkina Faso on its watchlist after leader Ibrahim Traoré's regime dissolved political parties, suspended ...

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

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim ...

The face of Captain Ibrahim Traoré has been beaming across social media feeds throughout West Africa and from posters and placards hoisted in the streets of Burkina Faso‘s capital Ouagadougou, London ...

France and Burkina Faso have severed diplomatic relations, marking the latest stage in the rapid collapse of Paris’ influence across the Sahel and underscoring the growing alignment of military-led ...

Over the years, the African continent has had a brave few leaders come forward and forge the way for their people, away from imperial interests. Always, the leaders have their short leadership spans ...

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. A few hours after gunshots were heard near the presidential ...

Burkina Faso's interim head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, delivered a powerful address at the Second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum on July 28, in which he called for greater ...