The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month

Violence in the region has worsened since coups in Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso.

Turkey, Iran and Morocco are vying for a greater economic and military role in Africa's Sahel after former colonial ruler France's forced withdrawal from the volatile region.

"Health and Sovereignty" was the theme. "Medical sovereignty is one of the multifaceted parts of sovereignty and Russia wants to help African countries advance it," he said in French to the Burkina24 network at the conference, where some wore stickers of the Russian and Burkina Faso flags.

Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories.

Learn about the challenges faced by a joint security force formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region.

The West African Sahel nation has been struggling to contain armed groups for a decade.

Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said in a statement on Sunday.

Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said on Sunday as jihadist violence flares in the junta-ruled country.