Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has survived numerous assassination attempts since taking power in 2022, amid a ...

But after 19 years in power, his legacy was mixed. With a young, strong, charismatic leader, Burkina Faso has a chance to get its governance right and achieve its developmental aspirations.

With a young, strong, charismatic leader, Burkina Faso could get its governance right and achieve its developmental aspirations In the medium term, the country must transition into constitutional rule ...

His regime has become the face of a growing rejection of Western influence and failed post-colonial governance models. Burkina Faso, alongside Mali and Niger, now forms the Alliance of Sahel ...

Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media. Facebook posts on March 29 and 30, some shared hundreds of times, said Burkina Faso ...

The meeting focused on reviewing achievements, identifying challenges, and exploring prospects to strengthen bilateral ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara" as a way to rally a country struggling to defeat extremists and ...

The military regime in Burkina Faso has said its intelligence service thwarted a plot to overthrow the junta in April. It said the coup attempt was planned in Ivory Coast. Burkina Faso's military ...

Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast.

But after 19 years in power, his legacy was mixed. With a young, strong, charismatic leader, Burkina Faso has a chance to get its governance right and achieve its developmental aspirations.