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The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

Argentina vs. Benin—International Friendly: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Lionel Messi will play his final match for Argentina in front of an emotional crowd in Buenos Aires.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 6

Messi set for emotional Argentina farewell in Buenos Aires friendly vs Benin

Argentina fans are hopeful for the future of their national team following Lionel Messi's retirement from international football. The team has shown immense potential with impressive victories against Bolivia and Burkina Faso without their legendary player. Coach Lionel Scaloni emphasizes the need for unity and confidence in the new generation…

The Economic Times · Oct 5

How to Watch Argentina vs. Burkina Faso on TV, Live Stream

Argentina has just one more friendly before Lionel Messi’s retirement match.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 3

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Argentina vs. Burkina Faso—International Friendly: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

La Albiceleste thrashed Bolivia in their first outing since defeat in the World Cup final.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 3

In Burkina Faso, deaf dancers have a unique way to follow the rhythm and fulfill their dreams

Dance tutor Yaya Sanou has developed a unique dance technique called Vibra-Signe in Burkina Faso

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Exiled Burkina publisher tells RFI of repression and fear four years after coup

Burkina Faso on Wednesday marks four years since military strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over in a coup. Comparing himself to anti-colonial icon Thomas Sankara, Traoré promised a "progressive and popular" revolution. RFI spoke to Inoussa Ouédraogo, a publishing director who now lives in exile about the country's fading human…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 30

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch Tafouk TV channel to push their own narrative

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are stepping up their joint media push with Tafouk TV, a new television channel aimed at challenging Western coverage and promoting the three military-led Sahel states’ own account of events.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 29

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Burkina Faso opens its first gold refinery in a push for economic sovereignty

Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery in a push for more economic sovereignty led by the military government which severed ties with its Western partners

The Independent UK · Sep 29

JNIM jihadists step up incursions into northern Benin

Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has been intensifying its activities in Benin since 2022. The country serves as a transit corridor between the areas of operation of the group, which is well established in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Two nature reserves have become logistical hubs for the jihadist fighters. Benin's…

France 24 · Sep 9

Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promises

Niger’s military regime, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, faced its most significant challenge on 29 August 2026 since coming to power in 2023. For several hours, soldiers clashed with forces loyal to the junta across the capital, Niamey, in an apparent attempt to seize power. The situation then stabilised and…

The Conversation · Sep 2

Can pineapples thrive in Africa's Sahel? A Burkina Faso farmer says the answer is yes

Farmers in arid Burkina Faso have begun growing pineapples to reduce reliance on imports and adapt to climate challenges

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

The Conversation · Aug 16

WAFCON: Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa advance to quarter-finals

Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa moved into the final eight at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, following respective victories over Tanzania and Burkina Faso.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5

WAFCON: Burkina Faso aim to 'write footballing history' in South Africa game

Burkina Faso head coach Pascal Sawadogo urged his players to seize their chance to make footballing history by eliminating 2022 champions South Africa and qualifying for the knockout stages of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn

Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’

Radio France Internationale · Aug 1

Burkina Faso added to human rights watchlist over crackdown on civil society

Burkina Faso has been added to the watchlist of human rights monitoring NGO Civicus, with the country's military authorities drastically escalating restrictions on civil society and intensifying reprisals against its critics in recent months.

The Times of India · Jul 31

Sahel: How this African region became the hub of global jihad

For two decades, the world's war on jihadism has been told through the ruins of Kabul, the streets of Mosul and the deserts of Syria.

The Times of India · Jul 28

Burkina Faso tightened control over industrial and artisanal mining; 55 tonnes of gold worth around $6 billion entered official channels in six months

Burkina Faso recorded more than$6 billion worth of goldthrough official channels in the first half of 2026 after producing and procuring over55 tonnes of gold. The military-led government says its mining reforms aim to bring more artisanal gold into the formal economy, reduce smuggling, improve transparency and increase state revenue.…

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Radio France Internationale · Jul 28

Chad becomes fifth nation to quit ICC amid US pressure campaign

Chad has become the fifth country to begin a formal withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court in recent months, following Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

The Economic Times · Jul 21

Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forest

A farmer named Yacouba Sawadogo revived an ancient farming method called zaï. He transformed barren land into a thriving forest ecosystem over decades. This technique significantly increased crop yields and restored local groundwater levels. His innovative methods later spread to neighboring countries like Niger. Sawadogo's work inspired regenerative agriculture practices…

The Conversation · Jul 15

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

Burundi’s president Évariste Ndayishimiye made an official “friendship and working” visit to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in April 2026. At the time, Ndayishimiye was the rotating chair of the African Union.

The Times of India · Jul 7

During the 1980s drought, a Burkina Faso farmer revived an ancient zai farming technique that turned barren land into a 40-hectare forest and inspired land restoration across the Sahel

In the early 1980s, as a severe drought gripped the Sahel region of West Africa, a farmer in northern Burkina Faso named Yacouba Sawadogo began quietly reviving an old, largely abandoned farming technique on land near his village that many considered too degraded to ever grow anything again. The technique,…

France 24 · Jul 6

Love, deception and the real lives of Nigeria's romance fraudsters

In this edition: France pulls all its diplomats out of Burkina Faso in a tit-for-tat move after Ougadougou cut ties with Paris last month. Also, in Tanzania, young people are planning on taking to the streets for an anti-government protest on Tuesday. And Lagos's Yahoo Boys are behind a lucrative…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3

As Sahel states withdraw from ICC, NGOs warn of ‘impunity’ over war crimes

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, a move human rights defenders say will leave victims of war crimes without access to justice.

Euronews · Jul 2

UN to close its human rights office in Burkina Faso following junta's suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

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