Not very long ago, Burkina Faso had one of the bloodiest attacks in decades . More than a thousand civilians have died since the rebellion that originated in Mali began to spread throughout the nation ...

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Ibrahim Traore hits back at French president saying that African leaders had ‘forgotten to say thank you" to Paris for ...

Vista Group, which bought Societe Generale SA and BNP Paribas SA’s African units, is expanding to France as the Burkina ...

Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ “ingratitude” for France’s role in counterterrorism have reignited debates over France’s diminishing influence in Africa. At ...

Naturally, France backed off and could only play its hands on its former colonies from faraway Europe. Successes were ...

Burkina Faso, a nation once synonymous with the revolutionary ideals of Thomas Sankara, has found a new torchbearer in ...

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain ...

Recent protests in Paris , organized by representatives of the Malian, Nigerien, and Burkina Faso diasporas, have raised questions about their true objectives and organizers. Demonstrations opposing ...