I rose through the ranks!” joked Maixent Somé, an exiled Burkinabè activist and critic of the country's military junta on X ...

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the OIF has become "a remote-controlled political instrument" operated from Paris to suit ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025 for reporting on the government crackdown on the ...

Junta-run Mali, which has broken off ties with former ruler France, on Tuesday said it was quitting an international group of French-speaking ...

Burkina Faso extends amnesty to those involved in failed 2015 coup Two generals considered the masterminds of the failed coup, Compaoré's former chief of staff Gilbert Diendéré and head of ...

Burkina Faso 39;s current leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has said of Ivory Coast, We have nothing against the Ivorian people, but we have something with those who ruled Ivory Coast. Since Ivory Coast ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso ...

Nation have become first African side to secure their ticket to global showpiece, which will take place in Qatar from 3-20 November.