The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

Course in Burkina Faso uses just 200 to 300 litres a day, while US peers suck up millions

New documents verified by FRANCE 24 illustrate the scale of the atrocities committed by the Burkina Faso army on February 25, 2024. In April, the NGO Human Rights Watch reported the massacre of 223 civilians, including women and children. New evidence shows other killings committed by the army between May…

The United States offers million in aid to Burkina Faso to address security challenges and humanitarian crisis, emphasizing international cooperation.

Military-ruled Burkina Faso has rejected as "baseless accusations" a Human Rights Watch report that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on 25 February.

The HRW report on Thursday accused the military of killing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children.

Military-ruled Burkina Faso has rejected as “baseless accusations” a Human Rights Watch report that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25.

HRW report reveals alleged summary executions of villagers in Burkina Faso by military forces, raising concerns about civilian protection and accountabilit...

Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting after they aired a rights report accusing the army of attacks on civilians in its battle against jihadists.

In a new report, Human Rights Watch said military forces ‘summarily executed’ 223 civilians in February.

Human Rights Watch says 223 civilians were summarily executed by soldiers in a single day in Burkina Faso. Also, heavy rain continues to bring devastation in Kenya's capital Nairobi, with roads turned into rivers. And it's been a year since Ghana started using a new malaria vaccine. Children have received…

Military forces in Burkina Faso allegedly killed 223 civilians, including children, in attacks on villages suspected of collaborating with militants. Human...