This strategic move, finalised via a recent decree, is part of a broader initiative to increase the nation's control over its ...

Burkina Faso's military junta leader Ibrahim Traore has sought deeper military ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup ...

Nigeria falls behind in healthcare, especially in the northern areas, in comparison to the junta-led Sahel countries of Mali, ...

Education ministers from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seek solutions as conflict and displacement push education to the brink.

Burkina Faso has completed the transfer of five gold mining assets to the country’s state-owned miner, according to a decree ...

In Burkina Faso, many back Traoré’s pan-African push, though some northern villagers suffer from his harsh anti-terrorism tactics.

According to a video circulating on Facebook, US president Donald Trump said Africa’s mineral resources belonged to his ...

Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy has responded to the backlash which followed his proposal to hold a free concert in Burkina ...

In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the ...