Amnesty International says harrowing civil rights abuses perpetrated by both government and rebel forces in Africa are on the rise.

Traore believes that while Burkina Faso comes first, its development and liberation is dialectically connected with Africa’s ...

Across the Black world — from Harlem to Lagos, from Kingston to Johannesburg — many are keeping a close and anxious watch ...

Kolubah Sumo, PhDOld Matadi SinkorMonrovia, Liberia April 30, 2025His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Snr.President of the ...

A mounting number of conflicts, coups, and authoritarian advances has worn down media freedoms worldwide. Watchdog groups say ...

He has never left Nigeria, yet he speaks glowingly of Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traore. “Nigeria needs someone ...

In a ceremony radiating diplomatic gravity, Niger’s authorities bestowed upon Morocco’s Ambassador Allal Al Achab the rank of ...

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré — one of the world’s youngest heads of state — is having a moment.

The Burkinabe strongman swept into power following a coup in September 2022 amid growing anti-French sentiments in the Sahel region.

Cardinal electors will begin their deliberations on who will succeed the late pope Francis on Wednesday, May 7.

In a display of strong public support, thousands of Burkina Faso citizens took to the streets to rally behind interim President Ibrahim Traoré following allegations of a failed coup attempt. The ...