Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso reinstates death penalty after legislature vote

The Justice Ministry says a new penal code restores capital punishment, reversing its 2018 abolition and drawing concern from rights…

7 days ago

Burkina Faso’s military rulers intensify crackdown on civil society groups

By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Burkina Faso’s military rulers intensified their crackdown on NGOs and civil society groups on Tuesday,…

6 months ago

Burkina Faso ups security after Mali attacks

By Africanews with AFP The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake…

6 months ago

Burkina Faso’s Growing Food Insecurity Highlights Need For New Refugee Policy Approach

At the end of March, India delivered a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso to support…

7 months ago

Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy, military leader says

Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview…

7 months ago

Over 1,800 killed since junta seized power in Burkina Faso, rights group says

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in Burkina Faso since Ibrahim Traoré seized power three years ago in acts…

7 months ago

Suspected jihadists attack village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12

By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Suspected jihadists have attacked a village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 civilians, including…

7 months ago

At least 38 civilians killed in Burkina Faso in wave of JNIM attacks

By Rédaction Africanews and AP Burkina Faso is facing another surge of violence as jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda intensify attacks…

8 months ago

Ghana tomato traders among dead in Burkina Faso attack

Reports say at least 20 people were killed on Saturday in the northern town of Titao, Burkina Faso, in attacks…

8 months ago

Burkina Faso’s parliament approves ban on political parties

By Africanews Burkina Faso's transitional parliament on Monday approved a bill banning all political parties in a move observers say…

9 months ago