Burkina Faso

France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said, after a flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces' camp a day earlier. In January,…

People in Burkina Faso have broadly welcomed plans by the military government to oust French troops within a month. The state broadcaster announced the move on 21st January saying the decision had been made to end the presence of…

Burkina Faso's military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, reports. A spokesman for the government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for the French government…

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, current president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), visited Ouagadougou in a bid to offer his "support" to Burkina Faso in the face of militant’s violence. Mr Embalo…

France’s deputy foreign minister, on a visit to jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, denies accusations that Paris is seeking to meddle in the already troubled former colony. Speaking after her exchange with junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore,…

The French foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the departure of Frances's ambassador from Burkina Faso a move the ministry called "not standard practice." The…

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says his neighbour Burkina Faso has "reached an arrangement" with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, a statement the government in Ouagadougou declined to comment. "Burkina Faso has now made an…

The government in Burkina Faso has granted a licence to a Russian mining company, Norgold, to operate a new gold mine. The operating permit is for a period of four years in an area situated in the northern central region. The Russian…

More than 5,700 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso due to the security situation marked by jihadist attacks, depriving one million students of access to education, the NGO Save the Children warned. "Burkina has just crossed the…

Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president, vowing to win back territory from jihadists. Traore pledged support for a transition leading to elections in July 2024 as he took…