Burkina Faso
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:31:37 GMTRep. Debee, Grand Gedeh Officials Clash Over 30-Year Land Lease to Burkinabe
[Liberian Investigator] A political storm is brewing in Grand Gedeh County over a disputed land lease agreement, as District #3 Representative Jacob C. Debee has publicly distanced himself from the deal and vowed to push for its cancellation.
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:18:23 GMTJunta Must Stop Arbitrarily Detaining Journalists
[IFJ] On 14 October, Zawenmanogo Dieudonné Zoungrana, publishing director of Aujourd'hui Au Faso newspaper, was detained at his home by members of the National Intelligence Agency, before being released one day later.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:23:13 GMTThomas Sankara's Legacy Lives On in Burkina Faso 38 Years After His Death
[People's Dispatch] A massacre led by Blaise Compaoré, an ally of France, put an end to the 1983 revolution, which today inspires struggles in the Sahel
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:56:20 GMTIbrahim Traoré Pays Tribute to Thomas Sankara
[People's Dispatch] For young people, who make up 75% of Burkina Faso's population, Sankara's legacy lives on in the policies of the current president
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:34:47 GMTAid Workers Detained Amid Humanitarian Crisis
[HRW] Nairobi -- Free INSO Staff; Enable Aid Delivery; End Crackdown on Civil Society
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:56:20 GMTBurkina Faso Is a Place of Dignity, Not Expulsion - Foreign Minister Snubs Trump's Deportation Deal
[People's Dispatch] In response to Burkina Faso's rejection of a deportation deal, the US Embassy has "temporarily paused all routine visa services", which the foreign minister terms as an attempt to "blackmail".
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:14:13 GMTDisplaced Numbers Across West, Central African Countries Soar in 5 Years - UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and neighbouring countries - about two-thirds more than five years ago - the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on...
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:05:01 GMTDisplaced Numbers Across West, Central African Countries Soar in Five Years: UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries - about two-thirds more than five years ago - the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on ...
Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:50:26 GMTTwo Burkina Faso Activists Unlawfully Conscripted Are Released
[HRW] Junta Abuses Emergency Law, Wrongfully Detains Critics
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:03:38 GMTEcowas Moves to Fill Vacancies After Exit of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Nationals
[Leadership] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken steps to fill the vacant positions available, following the exit of the nationals of the AES countries - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, from the regional bloc.