[VOA] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso -- The government of Burkina Faso has declared three days of mourning following an attack that left at least 160 people dead late last week in the northern village of Solhan.

[RFI] Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in the north of Burkina Faso in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said Saturday.

[DW] Islamists in the West African state have killed scores of civilians and set fire to their homes and businesses, according to the government.

[CAF] After having the scheduled first two rounds of African Qualifiers to the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 postponed till next September, Burkina Faso will make use of the international June window to play two friendly games against Cote d'Ivoire and ...

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[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Two investigative reports this year accused the Burkina Faso representative of tobacco giant Philip Morris of funding terrorism through tobacco smuggling. In an exclusive interview with VOA, Apollinaire Compaoré rejects those fi...

[VOA] Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso -- The mosquito-borne disease malaria kills more than 400,000 people each year, the vast majority in Africa.

[Agenzia Fides] Ouagadougou -- Spiritual communion and collaboration between Christians and Muslims is very important for the future of society: with this spirit the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou opened its doors to the members of the "Islamic League fo...

[WFP] Ouagadougou -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$7 million from Japan to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable populations in a country hard-hit by the combined effects of insecurity, recurrent climate ...

[VOA] Geneva -- A series of attacks by unidentified armed groups in Burkina Faso over the past 10 days has left 45 people dead and forced 17,500 people to flee their homes, the U.N. refugee agency says.

[MSF] Burkina Faso's North region hosts more than 100,000 internally displaced people who have fled recurring violence in this part of the country.