Analysis - Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup ...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in ...

Cardinal Pietro Cardinal Parolin has praised authorities in Burkina Faso for their effort to regain control of the country, ...

Niger's National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...

Following the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS, there are now fewer countries that Nigerian passport ...

The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious ...

As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and ...

Since 2023, the Burkina Faso Hydromet Project has supported the installation of 9,700 farmer rain gauges to help rural communities better manage their crop years.

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Senegal, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso have formed a regional sanitation platform through which they will share information ...

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84.

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of sometimes indiscriminate ...