[UN News] More than a million people in Burkina Faso have been displaced from their homes, victims of ongoing conflict and poverty. Nevertheless, following a recent visit to the central and northern regions of the country, Barbara Manzi, Resident and...

[VOA] The Tour Du Faso, a 10-day bicycle race through the conflict-stricken West African country of Burkina Faso, began in the southern city of Banfora on October 29. One Burkinabe rider hopes to build on his Summer Olympics performance and secure vi...

[RFI] An attack by suspected jihadists killed 10 people in the north of Burkina Faso near the Niger border, according to military officials, while four others were kidnapped.

[USIP] Armed coup attempts have struck five countries of the greater Sahel. Better policies can help reverse that.

[DW] More than a million people are fleeing terror and violence in Burkina Faso, and their numbers are growing. Many are left to fend for themselves as they struggle to survive.

[RFI] A portrait of sex workers caring for their babies and the elderly grandmother-types who watch their children when they are on the streets at night sets the scene for Burkinabé director Moumouni Sanou's "Night Nursery," in contention for best d...

[RFI] Africa's premier film festival, FESPACO, opened in the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday with a colourful high-energy ceremony and a message: Burkina Faso is back!

[State Department] Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will embark October 16 on her first trip to Africa as Assistant Secretary. Assistant Secretary Phee will begin her travel in Ghana, where she will meet with senior governm...

[VOA] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso -- The Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou returns to Burkina Faso this weekend after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[RFI] The trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of Thomas Sankara, a revolutionary leader and former president of Burkina Faso, opened Monday, then adjourned for two weeks after defence lawyers asked for more time to prepare their ...

[Ghanaian Times] The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is reviewing export and transit arrangements with Societe Nationale Burkinabe d'Hydrocarbures (SONABHY) to improve petroleum trade between Ghana and Burkina Faso.

[RFI] The long-awaited murder trial of Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara opened on Monday, 34 years after his assassination.

[The Point] The Gambia national women's U-20 team over the weekend made a dramatic comeback after their one nil home defeat to Burkina Faso by eliminating their counterparts with a 4-3 post-match penalty shootout to sail to next round of the FIFA Wom...

[CAF] Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire picked wins on Monday against Djibouti and Malawi respectively as they went top of their groups in the race to earn a ticket to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

[VOA] Ouagadougou -- A trial on the assassination of Burkina Faso's former president, Thomas Sankara, begins Monday, more than three decades after he and 13 others were killed in a 1987 coup. Former President Blaise Compaore, the main defendant in th...

[DW] In Burkina Faso, a historic trial is taking shape for the death of iconic leader Thomas Sankara in 1987. But the main defendant and former president, Blaise Compaore, will be absent.